Hathras stampede: Rajya Sabha members express grief, calls for standard procedures to control mishaps

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha members have expressed their concern and grief over the Hathras stampede incident that occurred yesterday.
Renuka Chowdhury, a member of the Rajya Sabha, expressed her concern and said, "This is a very unfortunate incident. A majority of females have died in this incident."
She further questioned what the government would do to compensate for the losses of the family and said, "The so-called gender-friendly government should do something about it. The next step is to see what the government does to compensate for the losses of the people and their families."
Further, KTS Tulsi added, "This is a very tragic incident that has occurred. It's high time that standard procedures are maintained. It is very tragic that the government is not able to control these mishaps. The government needs to do something about it."
Additionally, Rajni Patil also expressed her concern and said that if the government could not protect the people from the incident, what would they do?
"The question is, if the Yogi government cannot protect the people from this incident, what will they do?" " A lot of people have died. This is a very unfortunate incident. Action needs to be taken," she said.
Forensic teams, along with a dog squad, have started their inspection at the incident site. A member of the forensic team said that the belongings of the devotees, such as footwear and sheets, were found at the site.
"There are no such specific things to collect from here, it is only the belongings of the devotees, such as shoes and sheets used for sitting. However, we would not be able to reveal what further we have found," said the member of the forensic team.
According to an official statement from the Office of Relief Commissioner, the death toll in the Hathras stampede incident, which occurred during a Satsang, has risen to 121, whereas 35 people have been injured so far.
The incident occurred at the Hathras Satsang on Tuesday, due to the uncontrollable crowd leaving the venue, and those who were sitting on the ground were crushed.
As per an FIR charged against Devprakash Madhukar, also referred to as 'Mukha Sewadar' and the other organisers of the Satsang, the incident occurred due to the uncontrollable crowd leaving the venue, and those who were sitting on the ground were crushed.
The organising committee had used sticks in an attempt to forcibly stop the crowd in the water and the mud-filled fields, due to which the pressure of the crowd increased and women, men and children kept getting crushed.
The case has been registered under FIR Sections 105, 110, 126 (2), 223, and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). (ANI)