NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the deaths and injuries in the Kolkata pandal incident, calling it “extremely distressing”.Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased person and Rs 50,000 for each injured person.“The stampede in Kolkata is extremely distressing. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover at the earliest. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to those affected,” PM Modi was quoted by PMO on X.“The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” the PMO wrote.