A portion of a tent collapsed today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore. The canopy collapsed while the Prime Minister was addressing the gathering. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said 24 people were injured in the incident. The injured were rushed to hospital on motorcycles and even by the ambulance that follows the Prime Minister's convoy.
During his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was heard urging the crowd: "Those who have climbed up, please get down, all of you....please climb down. Those standing up there, please get down. Don't run." 

A portion of a tent collapsed today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore. The canopy collapsed while the Prime Minister was addressing the gathering. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said 24 people were injured in the incident. The injured were rushed to hospital on motorcycles and even by the ambulance that follows the Prime Minister's convoy.
During his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was heard urging the crowd: "Those who have climbed up, please get down, all of you....please climb down. Those standing up there, please get down. Don't run."