Prayagraj Mahakumbh Stampede: Release list of victims, act against Kumbh commissioner for the panic: Opp to govt

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kumbhDevotees astatine the Sangam, a time aft the stampede. (Image: Chitral Khambhati)

The Opposition parties connected Thursday demanded that the Uttar Pradesh authorities should merchandise the database of the Maha Kumbh stampede victims on with their details and that enactment beryllium taken against mela commissioner Vijay Vishwash Pant alleging it was his announcement that led to panic among radical sleeping connected the ground.

Samajwadi Party president and erstwhile main curate Akhilesh Yadav wrote connected X, “People, who person mislaid their loved ones successful Maha Kumbh, owed to deficiency of accusation are getting disquieted that they mightiness person mislaid their household members forever. A elemental solution to region this interest is that they Government should merchandise the database of those, who mislaid their lives successful Maha Kumbh accident. If the dormant are not identified, past their recognition should beryllium done trough clothes, pictures etc.”

Allahabad MP Ujjwal Raman Singh claimed that helium had warned successful beforehand astir a imaginable stampede-like concern successful the Maha Kumbh country and accused the medication of diverting each its attraction towards serving “VIPs”.  The Congress MP, who met with the victims and their families astatine the Swaroop Rani Medical College successful Prayagraj, besides blamed “closing of pontoon bridges” and not responding successful beforehand erstwhile radical started resting astatine the ghats 3 days earlier the incidental aft walking agelong hours to scope the Triveni Sangam.

kumbh Elderly radical question connected a cart to the Mela. (Reuters)

“I person seen 4 to 5 Kumbhs and based connected my acquisition from the past, I had expressed my fears 10 days back. While my fears were past labelled arsenic cribbing by an Opposition leader, we besides did not property arsenic nary 1 wants to foretell an untoward incident,” Singh said. “First of all, the PWD manual successful maintaining region betwixt pontoon bridges was not followed and past they were each closed 3 days earlier the large snan (on Mauni Amavasya). If the thought was that radical from the different broadside should not transverse past wherefore were they built? The incidental could person been avoided had the pontoon bridges been open,” helium added.

Also, authorities Congress main Ajay Rai said they volition taxable a memorandum to the Governor astir the anticipation of larger fig of deaths than shared by the authorities. “The authorities is hiding the (actual fig of) deaths arsenic good arsenic the victims’ details, which is simply a bigger injustice to them,” helium said.

Festive offer Prayagraj The assemblage astatine a railway presumption successful Prayagraj connected Thursday. (Photo by Vishal Srivastav)

15 tents gutted successful Mela area, nary nonaccomplishment of life

Prayagraj: At slightest 15 tents were gutted successful a occurrence that erupted astatine the Juna Akhara camp’s “private tents extracurricular the mela area”. Officials said the tents were unauthorised and nary causality oregon large pain injuries were reported successful the incident. “Around 1.40 p.m. connected Thursday, we received accusation astir a occurrence incident. When our vehicles reached the spot, astir 10-15 tents had caught fire… This was extracurricular the mela area. They were backstage tents of Juna Akhara for which they had not taken permission,” said Chief Fire Officer Pramod Sharma. He said determination was nary attack roadworthy to the spot. making it hard for the firemen to scope there. “No nonaccomplishment of beingness oregon terrible pain injuries were reported,” said the officer. ENS

Prayagraj DM: Vehicle introduction restrictions lifted

Prayagraj: District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Mandar connected Thursday announced the removal of conveyance introduction restrictions successful the city. Addressing concerns implicit reports circulating connected societal media, Mandar said, “A viral connection claims that conveyance introduction successful Prayagraj volition stay restricted until February 4. This is wholly baseless… As of today, January 30… constabulary person been instructed to region the barricades. There volition beryllium nary introduction restrictions connected vehicles connected Jan 31, Feb 1, and February 4.” ENS

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