Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said there were lapses on the part of the administration in the Hathras stampede incident that killed over 100 people, but added that he did not want to make it “political”.
Gandhi also urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to release “maximum compensation” for the victims without any delay.
Speaking to reporters after meeting the victims of the stampede in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras here on Friday morning, Gandhi said, “It is a matter of grief that so many families have suffered, so many people lost their lives.”
“I don’t want to speak from a political prism, but there have been some lapses on part of the administration. There have been mistakes, which should be identified,” the senior Congress leader said.
A total of 121 people, mostly women, died in the stampede at self-styled godman Baba Bhole’s satsang in Hathras on Tuesday.