Rahul Gandhi in Hathras, meets victims' families

Days after a massive stampede at a satsang in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras claimed 121 lives, Rahul Gandhi visited the city on Friday. He met the family members of the stampede victims. He also visited Aligarh to meet some affected families.

After meeting the families of the stampede victims, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha 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 Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday arrested six members of the organising committee of preacher Bhole Baba's satsang. The arrested include two women. The only accused named in the FIR is at large, while Surajpal, who is also known as Narayan Sakar Hari and Bhole Baba, will be questioned if required during the investigation, a senior officer said.