Uttar Pradesh Minister Dharmveer Prajapati expressed his condolences for the victims of the Unnao incident and assured that better arrangements will be made for the treatment of the injured.
"The SIT report has come. On the very first day of the Hathras incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had told that strict action will be taken against whoever is found guilty. Now we all should wait, no one will be spared. Action will be taken against all the culprits. The government is t
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge to enquire into the Hathras stampede incident where more than 100 people were killed on July 2.
The suspended officials include Sub- the District Magistrate of Sikandrarao, the Police Circle Officer of Sikandrarao, the Station Officer of Sikandrarao, the Tehsildar of Sikandrarao, Chowki Incharge of Kachora, and Chowki Incharge of Pora.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the stampede in Hathras has recorded 119 statements and submitted a report stating that the committee that organized the 'Satsang' was responsible for calling more people than the permitted number.
Azad Samaj Party MP from Nagina, Chandrashekhar Azad, on Monday called for a thorough investigation into the Hathras stampede incident and demanded strict action to prevent such incidents from happening again.
According to eyewitness, Sudhir Pratap Singh from Mughalgarhi village, "The incident happened after 'Baba' announced that devotees should take soil from around his feet. The devotees rushed to collect the soil in a hurry but started falling over and piling up."
Days after 121 people were killed due to a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, advocate AP Singh has claimed that the incident that took the lives of 121 people, mostly women and children occurred because unidentified men sprayed poison during the event.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that he has informed Uttar Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the grief-stricken families of the Hathras stampede incident through a letter and urged him to increase the compensation for them.
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised the politics surrounding the Hathras stampede incident on Saturday, stating that such incidents should not be politicised, adding that the issue should be talked about with sensitivity and maturity.
After Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the main accused Dev Prakash Madhukar in connection with the Hathras stampede, the police investigation revealed that political parties were in contact with Madhukar, who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for allegedly hiding its "failure" in the Hathras stampede and claimed that the arrests being made in the incident are part of a "conspiracy".