Haldia Development Authority chairman and former CPM MP from Tamluk Lakshman Seth has demanded Rs 5 kakh compensation for the deceased’s families.
Trinamool Congress’ Suvendu Adhikary, who defeated Seth in the recent Lok Sabha polls, has demanded compensation of Rs 10 lakh for each family. “The labourers died due to a gas leak. Jobs should be given to their relatives and security measures should be reviewed at all industrial units. The CPM-backed union at HPL is corrupt,” Adhikari said.
HPL is the main petrochemical company in the country’s eastern zone concentrating on the production of naptha-based petrochemical products.
HPL is a joint venture of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation, Chatterjee Petrochem (Mauritius) Co Ltd and the Tata Group of Companies.