Congress Condemns Centre Over NDLS Stampede, Seeks Fast Disclosure Of Victims’ Identities | India Information
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing assault on the Centre over the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday, demanding transparency and accountability in such conditions.
He referred to as for speedy disclosure of the precise variety of deaths and accidents and supplied details about the lacking people from the Centre.
“We demand that the variety of lifeless and injured be declared as quickly as attainable and the identification of the lacking individuals must also be ensured,” Kharge posted on X.
He mentioned that the precedence must be to supply speedy medical consideration to the injured and assist to the households of the victims.
“Our deepest condolences to the households of the victims. The injured must be supplied with speedy medical therapy,” added the Congress chief.
He additionally accused the Centre of hiding the reality concerning the incident and urged to make sure that these accountable for the incident are held accountable and measures are taken to stop such tragedies sooner or later.
“The information of many individuals dying in a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station is extraordinarily unhappy. The movies coming from the station are extraordinarily heartbreaking. The try by the Narendra Modi authorities to cover the reality within the case of deaths at New Delhi Railway Station is extraordinarily shameful and condemnable,” wrote Kharge on X.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera additionally emphasised the necessity for higher preparations to deal with the large crowd, which might have prevented the unlucky incident.
“The stampede incident at New Delhi station is gloomy. Because of the large occasion of Kumbh, higher preparations ought to have been made at New Delhi station. A couple of dozen persons are reported to be injured. One way or the other, individuals had been taken on a parcel cart and admitted to the hospital. Hope everybody reaches their vacation spot safely,” he wrote on X.
Round 15 individuals had been killed and an equal variety of individuals had been injured at New Delhi Railway Station on Saturday because of a devastating stampede.
In keeping with Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Railway, KPS Malhotra, the incident occurred when a lot of passengers gathered on platform no. 14, the place the Prayagraj Specific was stationed. Moreover, delays within the departures of Swatantrata Senani Specific and Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani led to additional congestion at platforms 12, 13, and 14.
“We’ve anticipated the group, but it surely all occurred in a fraction of time, and therefore this example occurred. The very fact-finding will probably be achieved by the Railways… After inquiry, we’ll get to know the explanation behind the incident…,” mentioned DCP Railway KPS Malhotra.
Experiences point out that round 1,500 normal tickets had been offered, resulting in an awesome crowd. The scenario worsened close to platform no. 14 and the escalator at platform no. 1.
In an announcement, the Ministry of Railways mentioned a high-level inquiry has been ordered within the “unlucky incident”.
