SAMAJWADI PARTY MP'S BIG CLAIM ON HATHRAS: BID TO MAKE IT HINDU-MUSLIM ISSUE
Samajwadi Party MP RK Choudhary claimed the Uttar Pradesh government wanted to turn the Hathras stampede incident into a Hindu-Muslim issue, saying the Chief Minister's intention was wrong.The stampede during a satsang (religious congregation) in Hathras killed over 120 people on Tuesday.
Choudhary said the Uttar Pradesh government's intention was not right after Chief Minister Adityanath asserted that a probe would reveal if the Hathras tragedy was an accident or a conspiracy.
The gathering was organised by godman Narayan Sakaar Hari, also known as Sakaar Vishwa Hari or Bhole Baba, who is absconding.
"The Yogi Adityanath government wants to make it a Hindu-Muslim issue. The Chief Minister's intention is wrong," the Samajwadi Party leader said.
"Hathras is an accident. It is the failure of the administration and the organisers," Choudhary further said.
He also said the police officials deployed at satsang could be seen folding hands before the godman. "They were 'mast' in what the Baba was saying â 'na khata, na bahi, jo baba bole wahi sahi'," the MP said.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav blamed the government's negligence for the stampede.
"The Uttar Pradesh government and administration are fully responsible for this incident. Some injured persons died due to lack of proper treatment. SOPs for large gatherings should be made to ensure that such incidents do not occur again," he said.
A case has been filed against the organisers of the event, but the name of Bhole Baba does not figure in the list of accused in the FIR.'Mukhya sevadar' Devprakash Madhukar and other organisers have been named in the FIR.
The FIR said 2.5 lakh people gathered for the event in which only 80,000 were permitted.
The FIR alleged that the organisers hid the actual number of devotees coming to the 'satsang' while seeking police permission, did not cooperate in traffic management and hid evidence after the stampede.
The stampede occurred as thousands of people rushed to touch the feet of the godman as he was leaving the venue.
2024-07-03T06:15:15Z dg43tfdfdgfd