BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj and MoS Social Welfare and SC/ST Welfare in the state government Asim Arun on Friday said that the organisers created chaos which resulted in the Hathras stampede and asserted that action will be taken against those found guilty.
"Why has Rahul Gandhi not found the empathy to visit the families of innocent people who lost their lives in the Kallakurichi illicit liquor tragedy?... Neither Rahul Gandhi nor MK Stalin have consoled the families of these victims...," Kesavan said in a video statement on Friday.
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday said that the organisers and administration are responsible for the Hathras stampede and asserted that this is the time to console the families affected by the incident.
"The AAP should be named DPP- Daru Premi Party. Why so? This is because one Chief Minister is in jail on charges of liquor scam, one Deputy Chief Minister is in jail on charges of liquor scam," Vallabh said speaking to ANI on Friday.
Rahul Gandhi visited the families affected by the Hathras stampede on Friday and urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide fair compensation for the victims.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Friday said that the state government of Uttar Pradesh will act on all the elements that will come out in the investigation of the stampede incident in Hathras that claimed the lives of 121 people.
Speaking on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meeting the families of victims of the Hathras Stampede, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said on Friday that one shouldn't see such incidents with 'vulture eyes' for their own political benefits.
According to the preliminary report, the stampede occurred when devotees tried to collect soil from the preacher's feet and were stopped by security personnel, leading to a rush and subsequent chaos.
Rahul Gandhi, who arrived in Hathras early in the morning, met with the bereaved families of those who lost their lives in the July 2 tragedy at a religious 'Satsang' event of self-styled godman Suraj Pal alias 'Bhole Baba' in Fulari village in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, which claimed 121 l
The stampede took place on the evening of July 2 at a Satsang of religious preacher Suraj Pal who also goes by the names of Narayan Sakar Hari and 'Bhole Baba'.
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