The Opposition events on Thursday demanded that the Uttar Pradesh authorities ought to launch the listing of the Maha Kumbh stampede victims together with their particulars and that motion be taken towards mela commissioner Vijay Vishwash Pant alleging it was his announcement that led to panic amongst folks sleeping on the bottom.
Samajwadi Celebration president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav wrote on X, “Folks, who’ve misplaced their family members in Maha Kumbh, on account of ignorance are getting nervous that they may have misplaced their relations endlessly. A easy answer to take away this fear is that they Authorities ought to launch the listing of these, who misplaced their lives in Maha Kumbh accident. If the lifeless should not recognized, then their identification must be carried out trough garments, photos and so forth.”
Allahabad MP Ujjwal Raman Singh claimed that he had warned upfront a couple of attainable stampede-like state of affairs within the Maha Kumbh space and accused the administration of diverting all its consideration in the direction of serving “VIPs”. The Congress MP, who met with the victims and their households on the Swaroop Rani Medical Faculty in Prayagraj, additionally blamed “closing of pontoon bridges” and never responding upfront when folks began resting on the ghats three days earlier than the incident after strolling lengthy hours to succeed in the Triveni Sangam.
“I’ve seen 4 to 5 Kumbhs and primarily based on my expertise from the previous, I had expressed my fears 10 days again. Whereas my fears have been then labelled as cribbing by an Opposition chief, we additionally didn’t press as nobody desires to foretell an untoward incident,” Singh mentioned. “To start with, the PWD guide in sustaining distance between pontoon bridges was not adopted after which they have been all closed three days earlier than the main snan (on Mauni Amavasya). If the concept was that individuals from the opposite aspect mustn’t cross then why have been they constructed? The incident might have been averted had the pontoon bridges been open,” he added.
Additionally, state Congress chief Ajay Rai mentioned they may submit a memorandum to the Governor about the opportunity of bigger variety of deaths than shared by the authorities. “The federal government is hiding the (precise variety of) deaths in addition to the victims’ particulars, which is a much bigger injustice to them,” he mentioned.
15 tents gutted in Mela space, no lack of life
Prayagraj: At the least 15 tents have been gutted in a fireplace that erupted on the Juna Akhara camp’s “non-public tents exterior the mela space”. Officers mentioned the tents have been unauthorised and no causality or main burn accidents have been reported within the incident. “Round 1.40 pm on Thursday, we acquired details about a fireplace incident. When our autos reached the spot, about 10-15 tents had caught hearth… This was exterior the mela space. They have been non-public tents of Juna Akhara for which they’d not taken permission,” mentioned Chief Hearth Officer Pramod Sharma. He mentioned there was no method street to the spot. making it tough for the firemen to succeed in there. “No lack of life or extreme burn accidents have been reported,” mentioned the officer. ENS
Prayagraj DM: Car entry restrictions lifted
Prayagraj: District Justice of the Peace Ravindra Kumar Mandar on Thursday introduced the removing of car entry restrictions within the metropolis. Addressing issues over studies circulating on social media, Mandar mentioned, “A viral message claims that automobile entry in Prayagraj will stay restricted till February 4. That is fully baseless… As of as we speak, January 30… police have been instructed to take away the barricades. There can be no entry restrictions on autos on Jan 31, Feb 1, and February 4.” ENS
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