Many people have been reported injured after a stampede situation occurred after millions of devotees on the Mauni Amavasya in the Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela of Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday. At the same time, there is confusion about the Amrit bath after the stampede. Police forces are deployed at every intersection to control the crowd. The meeting is going on at Yogi’s residence regarding this accident. The meeting includes DGP and ADG (Law and Order). At the same time, political parties have expressed grief over this accident.
CM Yogi’s special appeal to devotees
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to the devotees not to go towards Sangam Nose and take a bath at their nearest ghat. He also appealed to follow the instructions given by the administration and cooperate with the administration. The Chief Minister also said that devotees should not pay attention to any rumor.
Arvind Kejriwal reacted
Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the incident of stampede in Mahakumbh is very sad. I pray for the peace of the soul of the devotees who lost their lives in this accident. May God give his families the power to bear this immense sorrow. There is a humble appeal to all the devotees to maintain patience and take precautions. Follow the administration’s instructions and take care of each other’s safety.
CM Atishi reacted
Delhi CM Atishi issued a statement on the stampede and said- The incident of stampede in Mahakumbh is very sad. Pray to God to give peace to the departed souls and give his family the power to bear this sorrow. All the devotees should follow the security rules and instructions while keeping restraint so that these events remain safe.
UP Congress reacted
On the stampede in Mahakumbh, the UP Congress has said that the information about many people being dead and injured due to a stampede in Mahakumbh on the holy festival of Mauni Amavasya is very sad. This incident occurred due to chaos is clearly pointing towards administrative negligence. Our deep condolences to the families of the people who died in this accident! We wish the peace of the souls and the early health benefits of the injured.
Mayawati expressed grief
Bahujan Samaj Party national president and former UP CM Mayawati has expressed grief. The BSP Chief wrote on the social media site X- In the stampede at the confluence of Prayagraj, in the stampede in Mahakumbh, all the devotees who have lost their lives and injured. This incident is highly and worrying. At such a time, give the power of nature to the victims to bear this grief, this is the wish of the party.
Amit Shah reviewed the situation on the phone with the Chief Minister
At the same time, after the incident, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also interacted with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. During this, he assured the Chief Minister of full assistance from the Central Government. Amit Shah inquired about the situation on the phone from the Chief Minister. He promised to provide all possible help to the state government.
Congress released a statement
The Indian National Congress issued a statement on the accident in Mahakumbh. The Congress said that the news of the death of many devotees in the accident in Mahakumbh is very painful. In this hour of grief, God should support the heartbreaking families and give quick health benefits to the injured. The condolences to the Congress family are with the afflicted families. The government should provide proper and better treatment of the injured devotees. Arrangements should be made to hand over the dead body of the dead to their families and reach their homes. The system of Mahakumbh should be improved, so that there will never be such accidents further. There should be accessible and safe bathing of devotees. Congress workers are requested to provide all possible help to the victims.
Ajay Rai issued a statement on stampede
On the tragic incident due to chaos during the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, State Congress President former Minister Ajay Rai said that the news of dead and injured people due to a stampede on the day of Mauni Amavasya in Mahakumbh is painful. This sad incident is exposing the chaos of this fair and the failures of the Uttar Pradesh government. The Yogi government spent all the money only on its branding and marketing and not on the arrangement of devotees who came to Mahakumbh, it shows the insensitivity of this government. We were constantly trying to warn of such an incident, but the governance will not even lice on the ears of administration. I have deep condolences to the families of the accident. We wish for peace of the souls of the dead and early health benefits of the injured. Along with this, the government urges the government to arrange for proper compensation for the dead and free treatment with compensation to the injured.
CM Yogi himself is monitoring- OP Rajbhar
Yogi government minister OP Rajbhar said that do not pay attention to the rumors, the government is ready to follow everything, to follow every system, everyone wants to come with peace, where the place is found, take the same bath, obey the administration, Such a large number of people have come, it is the responsibility of all of us to go to the house after bathing, the opposition has made up his mind, then we will protest, then they are doing it, CM Yogi himself is monitoring.
Confusion over the bathing of the akhadas
On the other hand, there is a confusion about the bathing of the akhadas. Akhara Parishad President Ravindra Puri said after the morning accident that the bath had been canceled. After 8 am, Ravindra Puri said that we will take a bath and talk is going on with the government.
Please tell that before Mauni Amavasya, the second Amrit bathing festival of Mahakumbh, there was a late night in the confluence area of Prayagraj. Many people have been injured in the accident.