Maurya said that while everyone is saddened by the incident, the SP supremo's continuous political comments on the Maha Kumbh suggested that his "mental balance has deteriorated" after losing power.
His reaction came when asked about concerns raised by the opposition regarding arrangements made by the state administration for the Maha Kumbh. He said that during the Ardh Kumbh no unfortunate incident happened and thus, people were coming in huge numbers this time.
Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 8 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has hit back at Akhilesh Yadav's advice to him to cross over on pattern of what happened in Bihar and said the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief was "desperate without power".