New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Tuesday claimed that over 15,000 people have missing since the stampede in Prayagraj Maha Kumbh in which over 40 people were killed and several others were injured.
Pointing out that the Government did not provide any details of the incident till now, Yadav spoke of the 1954 Prayagraj Kumbh stampede and said that the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of the incident in the Parliament. He had also given the number of people who died and also those who were injured, Yadav added.
“When there was a big stampede in 1954, on the very first day Jawaharlal Nehru said in the House that 400 people had died and 2000 were injured. After that the government had said that people come in such large numbers, without giving letters, without advertising and urged no VIPs to visit as it may cause inconvenience to people,” Yadav said as per news agency ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi: On Maha Kumbh stampede, Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav says, “When there was a big stampede in 1954, on the very first day Jawaharlal Nehru said in the House that 400 people had died and 2000 were injured. After that the government said that people come in… pic.twitter.com/DlCcQfOxre
— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2025
The State Government is not bothered about the common people
He added, “Our Chief Minister is there every day. All the officers are busy with the VIP lane. They are not concerned whether the common people who visit drown or die. 15,000 people are saying that their family members are not being found, and the government is not giving any information.”
Opposition created a ruckus over the issue
Earlier on Monday, the Opposition party leaders had created a ruckus in the Lok Sabha over the issue and demanded that the government release the names of those who lost their lives in the incident. Opposition leaders in Rajya Sabha too walked out of the Upper House over the incident. Meanwhile, more than 2.57 crore people took Amrit Snan on the occasion of Basant Panchmi. Akharas had resumed the grand processions which were curtailed last week due to the stampede.
