The Congress on Wednesday targeted the Central and Uttar Pradesh government over the stampede at Sangam. Rahul Gandhi said that special attention on VIP movement of mismanagement and administration is responsible for this tragic incident instead of common devotees.
Gandhi also said that “VIP culture” should be curbed and the government should make better arrangements to meet the needs of common devotees in Mahakumbh in Prayagraj.
Officials said that during the ongoing Mahakumbh, many people are suspected of casualties due to stampede at the confluence on Wednesday. Millions of pilgrims gathered for the holy bath on Mauni Amavasya.
In view of the incident, the akharas canceled their traditional ‘Amrit Snan’ for Mauni Amavasya, although a large number of devotees took a dip on the Sangam and other ghats of the fair area.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that the news of many people being killed and injured in a stampede on the banks of Tirtharaj Sangam during Mahakumbh is very sad.
He said, “We have deep condolences to the families of the devotees and we wish the injured to recover soon.”
The Congress President said in a post written in Hindi on X, “Half-incomplete arrangements, VIP movement, more attention on self-provision and mismanagement are responsible for this. Despite spending thousands of crores of rupees, such a system is condemnable.”
Kharge said, “Many important royal baths are yet to be left, so the central and state governments should now wake up and improve the system so that such unpleasant incidents do not happen in future.”
He said, “The arrangements for the housing, food, first aid and traffic etc. of the devotees should be expanded and the VIP traffic should be curbed. Our saints and saints also want the same.”
Kharge urged Congress workers to help the victims in every possible way. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the news of death of many people and many injured due to stampede in Prayagraj Mahakumbh is very sad.
He said, “I express my deep condolences to the bereaved families and wish the injured to get well soon.”
Gandhi said in his post on X, “Special attention to VIP movement instead of common devotees of mismanagement and administration is responsible for this tragic event.”
He said that there is still a lot of time in Mahakumbh and many Mahasanas are to be held. He said that the government should improve the system to prevent a tragic incident like today. Gandhi said, “VIP culture should be curbed and the government should make better arrangements to meet the needs of common devotees.”
He urged Congress workers and leaders to help the families affected. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also expressed grief over the incident.
He said in a post on X, “May God give peace to the departed souls. My deep condolences to the bereaved families. I wish the injured to get well soon.”
He said in a post on his WhatsApp channel that the devotees coming to the Kumbh region were constantly complaining about serious chaos but no attention was paid and administrative negligence.
Priyanka Gandhi appealed to the government to airlif the injured and arrange for immediate treatment. He said, “The dead should be identified and sent to their families and immediate arrangements should be made keeping the convenience of the devotees paramount. The devotees are requested to take a bath with patience and peace.”
He said, “Mother Ganga protect everyone.”
Pawan Kheda, head of the Congress’s Media and Publicity Department, said in a post written in Hindi on X, “The death of many devotees in the stampede during the Kumbh bath in Prayagraj is very sad. Was done, there was always a danger of such an accident. “
Kheda said that many Mahasanas are still left, so it is necessary that additional security forces should be sent there and the responsibility of management should be given to another administrator better than Yogi Adityanath. He demanded that the movement of VVIP be stopped.
Special Task Officer for the fair, Akanksha Rana said, “Some people have been injured and they have been admitted to the hospital after the blockage broke at the Sangam site. We have not yet known the correct number of injured.”
The Amrit Snan is the most important ritual of Mahakumbh on Mauni Amavasya and about 10 crore pilgrims are expected to come in it. This year, after 144 years, a rare astronomical coincidence called ‘Triveni Yoga’ is being formed, which further enhances the spiritual significance of this day.
Around 2 o’clock, the sound of a loud siren of ambulances and police vehicles running towards Sangam, the Kumbh Mela area was echoing between loudspeakers resonating mantras and continuous pronunciation of shlokas. The injured were taken to the Central Hospital in the fair area. Relatives of many injured also reached there, as well as some senior administrative and police officers.
Triveni Sangam – Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati – is considered the most sacred by Hindus, it is believed that during Mahakumbh and especially on special bathing dates like Mauni Amavasya, taking a dip in it is washed away and they get salvation. .
