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Within hours of the stampede astatine the Maha Kumbh successful Prayagraj, leaders of Opposition parties targeted the Centre and the Yogi Adityanath authorities successful Uttar Pradesh, alleging that “mismanagement” and “VIP culture” led to the mishap and deaths.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi blamed the “VIP culture” for the incidental and said it should beryllium curbed and the authorities “should marque amended arrangements to conscionable the needs of communal devotees”.
“Mismanagement and the administration’s peculiar absorption connected VIP movement, alternatively of communal devotees, are liable for this tragic incident,” helium said.
SP main and erstwhile UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav suggested that the absorption and medication of the Kumbh should beryllium handed implicit to the Army to reconstruct spot among the devotees and the sants. “Those who are making gangly claims of world-class arrangements astatine the Maha Kumbh… should instrumentality motivation work for the deaths and should resign from their positions,” Yadav said, calling for stepped-up surveillance from the air.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge besides blamed “VIP movement”, “half-baked arrangements” and “attention to self-promotion alternatively than absorption and mismanagement” for the incident.
UP Congress president Ajay Rai said the authorities authorities was “busy successful taking attraction of VIPs” and “destroyed” the arrangements. “This incidental is simply a nonaccomplishment of the government. The VIP strategy is each around… There are nary arrangements for mean devotees,” Rai said.
Ujjwal Raman Singh, Congress MP from Allahabad, demanded an enquiry led by a sitting justice of the Supreme Court into the incident.
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Thirty radical died and astatine slightest 60 were injured successful a pre-dawn stampede Wednesday astatine the Maha Kumbh successful Prayagraj wherever hundreds of thousands gathered to instrumentality a dip astatine the Sangam.
The vigor volition beryllium connected the section administration, the Yogi Adityanath-led
Uttar Pradesh government.
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AP govt WhatsApp governance scheme
The Andhra Pradesh authorities is acceptable to present what is called ‘WhatsApp governance’ starting Thursday, enabling radical to avail themselves of 161 services done the messaging app.
Officials gave Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu a objection connected this caller programme during a reappraisal gathering held astatine the secretariat connected Wednesday.
“In the archetypal phase, the authorities makes 161 services disposable successful this. Officials explained to the CM during the presentation, connected however radical availing these services volition take their options,” said an authoritative property release.
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Services pertaining to the Endowments, Energy, APSRTC, Revenue, Anna Canteens, CM Relief Fund (CMRF) and Municipal Departments would beryllium provided successful the archetypal signifier and the 2nd signifier is expected to committedness much services.
Further, the CM directed officials to guarantee that people’s information doesn’t autumn into the hands of cyber criminals and called for the strengthening of forensic and cybersecurity.
On October 22, 2024, the authorities inked a woody with Meta to widen services done whatsapp.
IT Minister Nara Lokesh is expected to inaugurate WhatsApp governance services connected Thursday, the property merchandise added.
— With PTI inputs
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