Lucknow, 12 June (HS): Uttar

Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed great sadness on Thursday over

the crash of Air India aircraft AI171, which was on its way to London from

Ahmedabad. The chief minister expressed his sympathies to the families of those

killed in the disaster, describing the incident as highly upsetting. An Air

India jet destined for London with 242 passengers and crew crashed seconds

after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon. Around 2 p.m., a

Boeing aircraft crashed in the Meghaninagar region near Ahmedabad international

airport. The horrific news of the jet accident in Ahmedabad is heartbreaking. A

large number of passengers have died. I

pray to God for everyone's safety and hope that such occurrences do not result

in any future deaths, Adityanath stated. He delivered these statements during

an event at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in the state capital.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party

president Akhilesh Yadav has urged that authorities provide swift clarity

regarding the jet accident, in which multiple people are believed to have died.

Yadav wrote on X in Hindi that there needs be prompt clarity surrounding the

Ahmedabad jet disaster so that all questions are cleared up. “Prayers for all passengers and staff,”

Akhilesh remarked. He advocated for the

highest degree of rescue, relief, and therapy. Later, while engaging with the

media here, Yadav stated that the accident of the Air India jet is really

unfortunate. Aircraft crashes are

significant occurrences. There is currently

minimal information on the disaster, therefore I am requesting the government,

despite the fact that the government must have already begun rescue and relief

activities for passengers.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi