North India Statesman
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted the Uttar Pradesh government on the stampede incident during the Mahakumbh held in Prayagraj. He held the administration’s negligence and mismanagement responsible for the incident.
Rahul Gandhi said, “This tragic incident is the result of the disgrace of the administration and ignoring the common devotees. The government focuses only on the VIP movement, which led to a compromise on the safety of common people. ” He appealed to the government that concrete steps should be taken to ensure that such incidents do not happen during the Mahakumbh in Mahakumbh. He said that “VIP culture should be curbed and better arrangements should be made for common devotees.”
Rahul Gandhi requested Congress workers and leaders to come forward to help the victim families. Expressing condolences to the families of the deceased, he wished the early health benefits of the injured. However, the administration has not yet given any official information about the death toll.
Akhilesh Yadav also surrounded the government
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav also held the state government responsible for the incident. He said, “This accident is the result of the administration’s failure and mismanagement. The government’s attention is only on VIP security, while the common devotees feel insecure. ”
Akhilesh Yadav demanded from the government that proper arrangements should be made to treat the injured. He said that seriously injured people should be transported to the best hospitals through air ambulances and arranged to hand over the dead bodies to their families as soon as possible.
He further said, “Those who have been separated from their family in this stampede, efforts should be made immediately to join them. Helicopter should be used for monitoring so that any other untoward can be avoided. ”
A huge crowd of devotees in Prayagraj
The biggest challenge for the administration amidst this incident of stampede is to control the huge crowd of devotees. On the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, about two crore devotees arrived at the Sangam for a bath, which caused the arrangements to collapse. The opposition is constantly attacking the government and is demanding better arrangements.
