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For Ranveer Singh of Rajasthan, who arrived in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on 19 January, The Holi ‘Snan ‘ But Maha Kumbh Mela There was no less than a series of fighting.
It began to raise enough money to bring his cow to the mother, wife Urmila and Bikaner from Bikaner, who is a six -year -old child from Bikaner. On reaching the site, he was greeted by the sea floating, with some turban, without some, in many ‘ghunghatHe was immediately swallowed by the mob, which collectively decided where he to go, and bored him.
It was already chaotic and crowded when he arrived snan Midnight site Mauni Amavasya. The push and shoving stopped briefly, re -starting within two hours, because the Dawn’s break came out closely.
“We couldn’t do”snanWe will do it tomorrow, ”he said.
However, disappointed, Ranveer felt lucky to escape the calamity killed on 29 January, when all hells became loose for millions of devotees who had converted on the banks of Ganga and Yamuna, looking for the path of heaven. . According to official data, at least 30 people died, according to official data, the scores were injured, and raised many difficult questions.
What went wrong in Aquarius?
Stamped started in stampede hours Mauni amavasya When a crowd of millions of people including sadhus and devotees gathered near the rivers, “Shahi snanAfter a mob, a police started chaos after exiting Cordon – and allegedly trampled the buyers.
While the official toll is stuck by 30, the audience in the locals, eyewitnesses, and Kumbh claims that the toll may exceed 100. At least 60 people were injured.
Along with the news of the stampede spread, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on social media to express his condolences, “The accident in Shradragraj Maha Kumbh is very sad. My deepest condolences to the devotees who have lost their loved ones. Also. With this, I wish for the rapid recovery of all the injured.
The question, yet, remains, the party had to face Lal. How was the preparation of months on a huge budget of Rs 7,000 crore, and with special assurance UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanathgo wrong?
The UP government has blamed the devotees. “The incident occurred due to large -scale mob breaking barricades and crossing the line … About 30 people have died, 36 injured are undergoing treatment in Shremaraj, while the remaining injured by their family members Has been taken away, “Adityanath said.
Experienced social activists who have seen similar Kumbh events in the past said that the paths to spread the crowd were some more away – and obstacles meant that it was insufficient to stop the crowd.
“If you put obstacles in wrong places and close most roads, it is obliged to be a stampede,” an academic and writer of a book on the history of Kumbh said, Hermb Chaturvedi said, The Quint,
Chaturvedi said that the government constructed 31 Pontoon bridges on rivers and allowed pilgrims to use only four or five of them. The rest were reserved for VIPs and government services such as the movement of police, ambulance and fire brigade.
“This accident could be avoided. The government depended on the officials who have no knowledge about local geography. This left the tradition of obtaining the support of volunteers of civil defense, home guard, National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets and social organizations, who knows every inch in the area, ”he said.
After the stampede, the government has now canceled the VVIP pass for Kumbh-and has banned the entry of four-wheelers in Prayagraj by 4 February.
Is the army taking?
The tragedy has started a debate on whether Aquarius management should now be entrusted to the army. This is a complex issue because bringing into the army will obstruct the reputation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Adityanath in UP, which is boasting about attracting crores of people for all people. Festival Day with eight crore devotees on 29 January.
Many people in Kumbh felt that coldplay singer Chris Martin, Hollywood actress Dakota Johnson, billionaire Lauren Powell Jobs and Gautam Adani hosting high-profile VIP guests, the administration failed to strengthen the surgeing crowds. are. ,
Even among the leaders of the religious sect, there are rumors that the administration and security of Kumbh, which will continue till 26 February, will be handed over to the army as the capabilities of the state administration have been highlighted.
Some sect leaders and heads appear to be akharas Of Sadhus Had expressed apprehension in advance and advised the state administration to seek the help of the army.
“All akharas Had asked that Kumbh should be handed over to the Indian Army to manage. Had the army in charge, I would not think it would have been a big tragedy. I am very sad, “Mahamandaleshwar Premanand Puri, one of the heads of a sect, told the media.
Puri said that the administration was more focused on catering to VIPs than worrying about the safety of general pilgrims. “We have received a message from the Prime Minister that Kumbh is being handed over to the army,” the seer belongs to the person. Niranjani akhara Said.
Meanwhile, CM Adityanath has ordered an inquiry by a three -member judicial commission led by Justice Harsh Kumar, with former DG VK Gupta and retired IAS DK Singh. No date has been announced for the completion of the investigation.
Prayagraj -based journalist Sunil Shukla said, “The Chief Minister has tried to cover the incident by establishing a judicial commission without consulting the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court.”
Aquarius politics
The incident has made a political slugfest a political slugfest for opposition leaders to the BJP that targets the party for laps.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi of the Congress, took potshots in the Adityanath government, while Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav asked the government to hand over the management of Kumbh to the army.
He said, “The special attention of mismanagement and administration is responsible for this tragic incident on the VIP movement rather than ordinary devotees,” he said.
Many sadhus have also expressed dissatisfaction, which to leave the tradition of being first to take a dip at the confluence of three rivers, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati “Brahma Muhurta ” Between 5.30 am to 6.30 am on the holy day of Mauni amavasya Due to chaos on Wednesday.
Rejected to save face between your main support base Sadhus And followers of Hindutva, BJP leaders spent some stressful hours after Mahant Ravindra Puri, head of the federal body of All India Akhara Parishad, 13. akharas Of Saint, It was declared that ascetics did not take a holy dip due to “congestion” on Wednesday.
There was an understanding that Sadhus Boycott the “world’s largest religious event”, which could further enhance the Hindutva image of BJP and Adityanath.
This was very much persuaded by CM and other party leaders, before they eventually agreed to visit the rivers at 2 pm.
Not the first Aquarius tragedy
On January 19, the tragedy took place about 10 days after a big fire on the Gita Press site at Kumbh Maidan. No one was injured in the fire, it is believed to be due to the leaked gas cylinder, which destroyed six tents and 40 cottages.
The previous Kumbh incidents have also seen tragedies related to large stampede, including the largest people who killed 300 people in Prayagraj in 1954. The next major tragedy was at Kumbh Mela in Haridwar when 200 people were killed in 1986.
In 2003, one and Kumbh lost 39 people on the banks of Godavari in Nashik, Maharashtra. A footbridge killed 42 people at Allahabad (now prayer) railway station during the Kumbh Mela in 2013.
It is surprising that administrators have not learned from a series of Stamped and continue to make mistakes in mob management.
Political leaders are convicted for indulging in overpromosions to attract a large crowd.
“The government is claiming that more than 40 crore people will visit Kumbh Mela. If you knew that such a huge crowd would come, then why did you not make proper arrangements? “Mahamandaleshwar Premanand Puri said.
(Saibal Dasgupta has been a foreign correspondent for 18 years and has written Is running with Dragon: How should India trade with China, It is a piece of opinion, and expressed thoughts are the author’s own.The QuintNeither endors nor responsible for them.)
