New Delhi, The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday demanded a thorough and speedy investigation into the Air India express plane crash that killed 19 people and injured 123 others.Expressing grief over Friday’s incident, the party Polit Bureau in a statement called for “a full and speedy investigation into the circumstances and cause of the mishap so as to ensure that such accidents do not recur .”The crash occurred while the flight from Dubai was landing in an inclement weather at the Kozhikode airport.The Polit Bureau conveyed its heartfelt condolences to all the families who lost their dear ones.On the other hand, CPI(M) also expressed grief at the death of 22 tea garden workers and with their family members in a landslide which destroyed their residences in Idukki district of Kerala, and said all efforts must be made to provide succour to the affected people.
Many are still missing in the torrential rains.