Akhilesh cites media report, says UP govt lied about Maha Kumbh stampede toll

Those that present “false statistics” should not worthy of public belief. The difficulty goes past quantity fudging, it additionally contains making false statements on the ground of the Home, Yadav mentioned, alluding to chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

The SP chief additionally raised a sequence of questions over the method of compensating the stampede victims and their households.

“Why was compensation paid in money? What was the supply of the money? The place did the undistributed money go? Below which rule was money distribution authorised? Who authorised the money funds? Is there any written order backing the disbursement?” the previous chief minister mentioned.

He additional requested, “Had been there irregularities in money dealing with? And who instructed the officers to change the causes of loss of life?”

“This report just isn’t the conclusion. It marks the start of an inquiry into the deeper truths behind the deaths and financial dealings on the Maha Kumbh. When the reality is revealed, layers of lies are uncovered — regardless of how well-managed the misinformation,” Yadav mentioned.

Dozens have been injured within the pre-dawn stampede that occurred on the event of Mauni Amavasya, one of the auspicious days of the Hindu calendar, as tens of millions of pilgrims jostled for area to take a holy dip within the Sangam space.