BJP Punjab Mahila Morcha Prez Submits Memorandum to Governor, Seeks Judicial Probe into Samana School Bus Tragedy
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ June 14,2025
In a deeply moving appeal, Jai Inder Kaur, President of BJP Punjab Mahila Morcha, has submitted a memorandum to the Governor of Punjab, demanding a judicial inquiry into the heartbreaking deaths of seven school children and their van driver from Bhupindra International School, who lost their lives in a horrific accident on 7th May 2025.
The children were returning home from school when their van was crushed by a blacklisted, overloaded tipper truck, driven recklessly by a 19-year-old with only a learner’s license. The tragedy unfolded on Samana Road, a narrow, neglected route that has long posed dangers to daily commuters, especially schoolchildren.
Jai Inder Kaur expressed deep anguish over the shocking failure of the Patiala administration and local police — not only did they fail to prevent this entirely avoidable tragedy, but they also abandoned the grieving families in their darkest hour, offering no justice, no accountability, and no answers.
It took a full month — after public outrage and mounting pressure — for Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to finally meet the bereaved families. Only then did the government reluctantly move into action, arresting the culprits.
Jai Inder Kaur stated that a deep-rooted and politically shielded nexus is operating in Punjab — where illegal sand mining thrives in broad daylight, and blacklisted, overloaded tipper trucks move freely without any enforcement. This is a failure not just of law enforcement, but of governance itself.
“We demand a time-bound judicial probe, strict punishment for those responsible, and immediate steps to dismantle the sand mafia nexus that operates openly in our state,” said Jai Inder Kaur.
BJP Punjab Mahila Morcha Prez Submits Memorandum to Governor, Seeks Judicial Probe into Samana School Bus Tragedy. She has also demanded full support and compensation for the families, and stringent reforms to protect schoolchildren from such horrors in the future.
“This tragedy has shaken every mother’s heart. We will not rest until justice is served,” she said.
