Hathras stampede incident: An FIR has been registered on the incident naming organisers of the prayer meeting but ‘Bhole Baba’ has not been named yet.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday morning reached Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to meet with the families of the people affected by the July 2 stampede.
Enroute to Hathras, Gandhi also stopped in Aligarh and met with families of the victims of the tragedy that took place at a religious ‘satsang’ event in in Fulari village in which 123 people were killed.
Bodies of all the 123 people who died in the stampede at the event of the self-styled godman Suraj Pal alias ‘Bhole Baba’ have been identified and handed over to their families.
#WATCH | Hathras, UP: Congress MP and LoP in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi speaks to the victims of the stampede that took place in Hathras on July 2 claiming the lives of 121 people. pic.twitter.com/pyk0TXBk0H
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The Congress MP arrived in Hathras to meet the family of the stampede victims.
After meeting with the Congress MP, a member of a bereaved family said that there was no proper medical facility or arrangements at the venue.
“He (Rahul Gandhi) assured us that he will help us in every possible way through his party. The administration at the ‘Satsang’ venue was not good. My sister-in-law could have been saved if there was a proper medical facility. There were no proper arrangements at the venue,” she said.
Another woman said that Rahul Gandhi has assured all possible help.
“He said that he’ll help. Have patience. My mother and brother died in the incident,” she said.
Nitin Kumar, the son of Shanti Devi said that he went to the Satsang with his mother but got separated from her during the incident.
“My mother died. Her name was Shanti Devi. We went to the Satsang together. We were separated during the Satsang. I came out of the event earlier. When the Satsang was over I heard that stampede had occurred. I went there to find my mother. After some time I came to know that my mother was taken to the hospital in the ambulance. My brother went to the hospital and saw that she was dead,” he said.
When asked about what Rahul Gandhi said about providing help, Nitin said, “He asked about our well-being and assured us of help of all kinds. We have also asked him to raise this issue in Parliament so that such kind of incidents do not repeat.”
Lata, the daughter of Shanti Devi said that they had been waiting for Rahul Gandhi since morning but he didn’t come to their house. Instead, some of their family members were called to someone’s else house to meet the Congress MP.