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Union Home Minister Amit Shah expresses condolences after Darjeeling rain-related deaths

Kolkata, Oct 5 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah today expressed condolences for the loss of lives in Darjeeling due to heavy rains.
In a social media post, Shah said that teams of the National Disaster Response Force have reached the spot, and more teams are on standby to join as and when needed.
Shah also informed that he spoke to Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and took stock of the situation.
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