West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the deaths of people in the recent stampede in Prayagraj and claimed that MAHA KUMBH has turned into MRITYU KUMBH .
Mamta Banerjee also alleged that the actual death toll has been suppressed.
“Maha Kumbh has turned into ‘Mrityu Kumbh’. They (the BJP government) have hidden hundreds of bodies to bring down the toll,” Banerjee claimed while addressing the Bengal Assembly, reported PTI.
Meanwhile, according to the UP Information Department, over 54.31 core people have taken a holy dip at Triveni Sangam, where the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet, as of February 17.
30 killed in Prayagraj
On January 29, at least 30 people died and 60 were injured in a stampede in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Additionally, 18 people lost their lives due to overcrowding as thousands of Maha Kumbh devotees gathered to board their trains at the new delhi railway station on Saturday, triggering a stampede.
ddressed the joint session of both houses, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel expressed grief over the stampede.
“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy,” said Patel, expressing sorrow over the incident on Mauni Amavasya.
She extended her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.
The Governor also praised how the Mahakumbh mela embodies the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat.’
