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Hathras: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that inadequate police arrangements led to the deaths of 123 people in a horrific stampede at a religious event earlier this week in Uttar Pradesh...
The leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha met families of the deceased on Friday and called for more compensation while reiterating that he did not want to politicise the tragedy.. Gandhi said: Many people have lost their lives, I dont want to say this through a political prism, but there is a lapse on the part of the administration..
Gandhi left Delhi early in the morning and travelled by road to Hathras, where the stampede took place..
Umesh Kumar, one of the bereaved family members who met Gandhi, told ThePrint that the opposition leader told them not to worry..
Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Kumar Nishad has criticised Gandhi for his visit, saying similar incidents occurred during the Congresss tenure...
