86 seamen dead: Unions to protest outside ONGC today, seek reparation for kin of dead

The Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) will protest outside the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) headquarters on Wednesday between 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm against the ONGC management, whom they allege is responsible for the death of the 86 people who died when barge P305 and tugboat MV Varaprada went down in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae.

Addressing mediapersons, Vivek Monteiro of CITU said, “Employees have died and the matter must be treated as culpable homicide. Everyone knew of the cyclone and there was enough time for ONGC and AFCONS to save these workers.”