On Saturday, there was a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station that claimed the lives of 18 people. The tragedy occurred at 10 p.m., as lakhs of devotees were heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 festival, causing significant overcrowding at the station.
Speaking to ANI, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, "The state government has made such good arrangements for such a large-scale event. The administration and police have worked really hard, and this is an unprecedented event. Thousands of devotees are even travelling by road. We pray for
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Devotees in large numbers are arriving in Varanasi for darshan at the Kashi Vishwanath temple after taking a holy dip during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday.
One of the devotees who came for darshan said, "We have come here to Ayodhya from Prayagraj. There is a lot of crowd, but there is no problem with darshan. Ramlala is being seen easily, and the arrangement of administration and police is good."
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede that killed 18 people at the New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday night.
According to police officials, a bus travelling from Chhattisgarh to Ayodhya broke down and was undergoing repairs when a tempo traveller heading to Ayodhya collided with it.
Congress MP KC Venugopal hit out at the Central Government on Sunday over the loss of lives in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station. He alleged that the Centre is utterly incompetent and is only capable of PR, not actual management.
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