"After the Mahakumbh stampede, Congress demands UP CM's resignation. It is the job of the Opposition to demand resignations. Just like them, we are also demanding the resignation (of CM Siddaramaiah)," Athawale said.
Union Minister of State Home Affairs Nityanand, in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said that "No such data is maintained centrally" on the number of persons killed and injured during the recent Maha Kumbh Stampede.
The Delhi High Court on February 19 sought a response from the Railways regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station during peak hours, which resulted in the loss of 18 lives.
Yadav said that two minutes of silence should have been observed in memory of those who lost their lives. Thirty people lost their lives due to a stampede in the Sangam area of Maha Kumbh on January 29, and 18 people died due to a stampede at the New Delhi railway station earlier this month.
Expressing sorrow over the unfortunate incident on Mauni Amavasya, the Governor said, "We are deeply saddened by this tragedy." She extended her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.
Speaking to the media, Yadav said "Government's money has been misused for PR, such a government should resign. There is no mention of 144 years anywhere in the scriptures."
"The Uttar Pradesh government organised the Mahakumbh, but there was so much mismanagement that many people lost their lives and the government is not even releasing the number of deaths, they give numbers everyday on how many people bathed but can't give this," SP leader Ashutosh Sinha t
"The Modi government has changed Maha Kumbh into Maha loot. The charges of airfare and railways was increased. They keep increasing charges but have never made an effort to make the services better..." he said.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday submitted a suspension of business notice in the Rajya Sabha under Rule 267, seeking a discussion on the Mahakumbh stampede that occurred on January 29.
"A lot of people lost their lives during the Mahakumbh stampede, BJP is responsible for the death of the people in the stampede. They are considering it a small incident and it does not hold any importance for them..." the MLA said speaking to ANI.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath came down heavily on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday for "taking bribes" to speak against sanatan dharm as the opposition disputed the number of casualties in the Mahakumbh stampede.