Rahul Gandhi Meets Families of Hathras Stampede Victims

Hathras: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited Hathras on Friday and met the family members of the stampede victims. He also visited Aligarh to meet some more affected families.

After meeting the families of the stampede victims, Rahul Gandhi said, “I don’t want to say this from a political prism, but there have been deficiencies on the part of the administration and the important thing is that maximum compensation should be given as they are poor families. I request Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide compensation open-heartedly.”

The stampede at a satsang in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras claimed 121 lives. Six persons were arrested by the UP Police on Thursday in relation to the accident. The arrested persons are members of the organising committee of self-proclaimed godman Bhole Baba.

UP police has not named the godman Bhole Baba in the FIR. He will be questioned if required during the investigation, a senior officer told PTI. The godman is absconding after the stampede.

The Uttar Pradesh government formed a three-member judicial commission headed by a retired high court judge to probe the Hathras tragedy.