President Draupadi Murmu.
Prayagraj: President Draupadi Murmu has expressed grief over the stampede incident during Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He described it as a very sad incident and expressed condolences to the families of the casualties. President Murmu prayed for the injured devotees to recover early. In a post on social media platform x, President Murmu said, ‘The incident of stampede in Prayagraj Mahakumbh is very sad. I express condolences to the family members of the casualties and pray to God that all the devotees injured should be healthy soon. ‘
PM Narendra Modi also posted on X
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also termed the stampede incident during the Mahakumbh as ‘extremely tragic’. PM Modi expressed condolences on the death of the people and said that he has spoken to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and is constantly in touch with the state government. He said in a post on X, ‘The incident in Prayagraj Mahakumbh is very sad. In this, my deep condolences to the devotees who have lost their families. Along with this, I wish all the injured to get well soon. PM Modi said that the local administration is busy in all possible help to the victims.
The possibility of taking a dip of 10 million people
Let us know that the most important event of Amrit Snan Mahakumbh is held on Mauni Amavasya and about 10 crore people are expected to take a dip in the Ganges. After midnight at around 2 o’clock in the Kumbh Mela area, the voices of a stampede and a loud siren of police vehicles echoed after a stampede -like situation arose between loudspeakers echoing with loudspeakers and shlokas. The injured were taken to the Central Hospital in the fair area. It is believed that during Mahakumbh and especially on special bathing dates like Mauni Amavasya, taking a dip in Triveni Sangam, causes people’s sins and get salvation.
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