The prime facie report suggests that the stampede occurred as devotees rushed to seek blessing from 'Bhole Baba', the preacher at the religious congregation Satsang, as he was about to leave the venue after the prayer.
"It is a very painful incident. We are saddened by this incident. The Uttar Pradesh government and administration are fully responsible for this incident. The loss of lives in this incident is due to the negligence of the government", Yadav said while speaking to reporters in Delhi.
A day after the stampede incident in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh which has claimed 121 lives so far, the forensic team of the state police along with the dog squad arrived at the incident site to collect incident for a comprehensive probe.
A day after the stampede incident in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh which claimed 121 lives, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit the district today to meet the victims and their families.
The death toll in the stampede incident which occurred in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday has gone up to 121. Around 28 people have sustained injuries in the incident, the Office of Relief Commissioner said on Wednesday.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Allahabad High Court demanding an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Hathras stampede incident which has claimed 121 lives so far, leaving 28 injured.
In response to the tragedy, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured.
After the death toll in a stampede on Tuesday at a religious event in Hathras district rose to 116, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said that the government should help the people sensitively.