Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that he has informed Uttar Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the grief-stricken families of the Hathras stampede incident through a letter and urged him to increase the compensation for them.
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised the politics surrounding the Hathras stampede incident on Saturday, stating that such incidents should not be politicised, adding that the issue should be talked about with sensitivity and maturity.
After Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the main accused Dev Prakash Madhukar in connection with the Hathras stampede, the police investigation revealed that political parties were in contact with Madhukar, who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for allegedly hiding its "failure" in the Hathras stampede and claimed that the arrests being made in the incident are part of a "conspiracy".
Samajwadi Party National President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that the UP government wanted to shirk its responsibility for the deaths in the Hathras stampede incident by making minor and unrelated arrests and the government. He alleged that these arrests we
Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the Hathras stampede incident that claimed 121 lives, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Saturday.
In a video statement, Suraj Pal who also goes by the name of Narayan Sakar Hari expressed his grief and condoled the deaths at the tragedy that took place earlier this week during a 'Satsang' in Fulari village in Hathras district.
"Please keep faith in the government and the administration. I have faith that those who created the chaos will not be spared. Through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the members of the committee to stand with the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives
Devprakash Madhukar, the main suspect in the Hathras stampede that claimed 121 deaths, has surrendered in front of SIT, STF and Police, his Advocate AP Singh said in a video message on Friday.