Maha Kumbh Stampede: Chaos In Parliament, Top Court Called Unfotunate
The stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj last week rocks the parliament today. While the Supreme Court called it an ‘unfortunate’ incident.

The stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj last week rocks the parliament today. While the Supreme Court called it an ‘unfortunate’ incident. But rejected the plea seeking action against UP officials.
The Budget Session resumed in Parliament on Monday only to be marred by Opposition sloganeering against the January 29 Maha Kumbh stampede that claimed the lives of 30 people. Opposition leaders have demanded a discussion on the tragedy and raised slogans slamming the government. Irate MPs shouted "Kumbh pe jawab do" as they rushed the Well of the House.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla rebuked the Opposition MPs, and said, "The people of India did not elect you to break tables or raise slogans in Parliament." Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also made an appeal to the MPs.
The opposition MPs - who also demanded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath resign - have demanded a list of those killed in the stampede; they have accused the state government - which, for hours after the incident, refused to confirm fatalities - is hiding the actual number of deaths.
The Speaker invited Alok Sharma, a BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh to ask his question, even as the sloganeering and shouting continued; a disgruntled Birla also took off his headset.
Rajya Sabha MPs also kicked up a fuss on this issue. The Congress' Pramod Tiwari told reporters, "We walked out for an hour. We will go back again and raise this issue. We are getting calls from Maha Kumbh Mela...people are not able to meet families. We want to know why the list of 30 dead has not been released."
Meanwhile, The Supreme Court called the Maha Kumbh stampede an "unfortunate" incident and rejected the plea seeking action against Uttar Pradesh officials. The court told the petitioner, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, to approach the Allahabad High Court.
"It is an unfortunate incident and a matter of concern, but approach the High Court. A judicial commission has already been constituted," the Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, told Tiwari, who raised concerns over the recurring stampede incidents.
The plea, filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, argued that the Yogi Adityanath government failed to prevent the stampede at Maha Kumbh, particularly on Mauni Amavasya. It claimed that there were lapses in administration and called for a dedicated aid cell for devotees at Kumbh Mela.
Crowds broke through police barricades and rushed towards a narrow stretch of the riverbank before dawn on January 29, the holiest day of Maha Kumbh. Devotees trampled bystanders as they tried to reach the water. Authorities said the stampede took place between 1 am and 2 am, as millions pushed forward to bathe at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati, overwhelming security arrangements.
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