Speaking to ANI, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey said, "It is very unfortunate that no one is able to stop the irresponsible behaviour of the Central government. Very big negligence has been made by the Railway Ministry and Central government officials."
Devotees continued to arrive at Mahakumbh 2025 to take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam on the 36th day of the festival. Over 52 crore devotees have taken a holy dip so far at the world's largest human gathering.
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma on Sunday expressed deep concern over the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station that claimed the lives of 18 people and left several injured, urging the opposition to refrain from seeking political gains.
"It is an absolute lie that thousands of people have died at Maha Kumbh... He should be ashamed of giving such a cheap statement. How can one-fourth of the population of the country come to Maha Kumbh without any arrangements in place?" Sirsa remarked.
On the security arrangements at Patna Junction, RPF Senior Commandant Prakash Kumar Panda told ANI, "Security arrangements are tight here and Railway Protection Force( RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) teams are deployed here, we have deployed additional 100 railway staff here and our
"If people don't rush unnecessarily, there won't be a catastrophic effect where everyone rushes. If disciplined behaviour is followed, there is a great chance for such incidents to be averted. Everyone is a capable decision-maker. If you feel that the rush is increasing, halting at that time
Congress leader Pawan Khera stated that the country deserves to know the CCTV footage of the affected platforms at New Delhi railway station to know the sequence of events preceding and following the stampede.
Congress demanded that the Railway Minister should resign after 18 people were killed in a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday and termed the incident as the "failure of the government."
"I pity the politicians who have such a negative outlook and give disparaging statements. I pray that God gives them good sense. He has less understanding. Such people can't understand Kumbh. This world belongs to bhakts, and only they can understand it. Is there any other government that ha
The Congress on Sunday demanded immediate resignation of Union Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnav over the death of 18 people during a stampede at New Delhi railway station on Saturday.