Mahakumbh Stampede: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday introduced a judicial inquiry into the stampede which claimed 30 lives. The pre-dawn stampede on the Sangam space occurred as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims jostled for house to take a holy dip on the event of Mauni Amavasya, thought of one of the auspicious days through the mela.
Yogi Adityanath mentioned “The incident is heart-wrenching. We categorical our deepest condolences to all these households who misplaced their family members. We’ve got been in fixed contact with the administration since final evening. The Mela Authority, Police, Administration, NDRF, SDRF and all different preparations that might be made have been deployed there,” and added, “The Govt has determined {that a} judicial inquiry of the incident shall be performed. For this, now we have fashioned a 3-member judicial fee headed by Justice Harsh Kumar, former DG VK Gupta and retired IAS DK Singh. We’ve got been monitoring your complete incident from the Chief Minister’s management room, the Chief Secretary’s management room, and the DGP’s management room all through the day.”
“Conferences went on all through the day and there was steady communication with the administration concerning the incidents. Because the morning, now we have been receiving essential tips from Prime Minister, Residence Minister, Nationwide President JP Nadda, Railway Minister, Governor and others…”
Yogi Adityanath mentioned “Numerous devotees had gathered in Prayagraj since 7 PM yesterday to take a holy dip on Mauni Amavasya. An unlucky incident befell on the Akhara Marg wherein over 90 folks had been injured and 30 folks died. 36 persons are present process remedy in Prayagraj. This incident befell as the gang broke the barricades of the Akhara Marg.”