"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.
Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address, Akhilesh called for an all-party meeting to clarify the situation and recommended that disaster management and the lost and found centre be handed over to the Army.
Govil demanded proof from Bachchan, stating that without evidence, she had no right to make such statements and claimed her remarks as baseless accusations. "Has she given any proof? She has not given anything, so she has no right to say all this," he said while speaking with ANI.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday gave an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha over the issue of the Maha Kumbh stampede in Prayagraj, which occurred on January 29.
Targeting the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Ram Gopal said that they are busy in making arrangements for the VIPs but are not concerned about the common people.
Addressing a rally in Milkipur assembly constituency in Ayodhya which will see bypoll on February 5, Yadav said the government has been releasing daily figures of the number of people who took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam but has not released the list of casualties.
To mark the protest against the Uttar Pradesh government over the Mahakumbh stampede incident, opposition MPs from the Rajya Sabha raised slogans and walked out of the House for some time.