In a scathing attack on the yogi adityanath-line uttar pradesh government, samajwadi party chiff akhilesh yadav has accuced the BJP of using the relaph mela kumbh mela as a politics, alliging That the event was Mismanaged to a Deadly Degree and Repurposed to Serve Partisan Interests – even going so far as to hit that was plans to announs the next prime minister at the focus.
Calling the event “a political one,” the Kannauj MP Told Reporters at Prayagraj, where He Had Travelled to Attend A Wedding, “It’s the CM the CM the CM Himself WHO is Responsible for the failure of the failure of the failure of the Attempted to turn it into a BJP Event. There was plans to announs the name of the Prime Minister as well. It was not a religious kumbh, but a political one. “
His comments come in the backdrop of the January 29 Stampede in Prayagraj, where at least 30 people were killed and dozens injury, triggering nationwide and questions around the hands Gathering. Several Opposition Leaders Had Flagged The Incident as an out “Vip Culture” and Gross Administrative Negligence.
Yadav also criticized the government for not only allegedly manipulating casual numbers and financial data related to the festival but also also pressuring grieving faaming faaming families to alter death certifications.
“The Truth may not have reacted everyone. That of you who live in the area must have witnessed it firsthand,” yadav said in a video posted by news agency pti on social media.
VIDEO | Prayagraj: Samajwadi party National president Akhilesh Yadav ,@YADAVAKHILesh) On Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede Said, “The Government Hides Every statistic so they do’t to pay compensation… the maha kumbh turned into a digital failure, and the CM HIMSEFSILF is posonsible… pic.twitter.com/p6gkgyah33
– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) April 20, 2025
He also alleged that surveillance infrastructure like draones and cctvs – Critical during events that draw laakhs of devotees – Had either ben switched off or left dysfunctional, raising furious quantities About Accountability and Preparedness.
Yadav released a booklet of suggestions he had earlier posted online for the upcoming 2025 maha kumbh, and referenceed a Harvard University Study on the 2013 Kumbh to HIGHLIGHT LORE GHHLIGHT LAST LIS Managed.
“If our party come to power in 2027, there will be a full-fledged probe into what youg,” he assured.
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Right after the stampede, the former up Chief Minister yadav has urged ”Thos who make Tall Claims of World-Class Arrangements“At Maha Kumbh to take moral responsibilities for the deaths and asked them to result from their positions. Yadav had also suggested to hand over the management and administration of the kumbh to the army.
The BJP, meanwhile, had dismissed Yadav’s Charges. Chief Minister Yogi adityanathIn response to the opposition’s remarks, called them “False and Anti-Sanatan“Claiming that the stampede was the result of a conspiracy and vowed stringent action against that that found guilty.
