Puri Rath Yatra Stampede: Leader of the congress accused of negligence sought reaction from government

Puri, June 29 (IANS). Senior Congress Leader and Odisha Aicc in -Charge Ajay Lallu expressed deeply sadly at the tragic bumps during the Rath Yatra in Puri, in which three people lost their lives and were greatly injured. Ajay Lallu said in a special conversation with the news agency that Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra is a matter of deep faith for crores of dedicated across the country. Three people died during the event are heartbreaking and very sad. I pray to Lord Jagannath to give peace to the departed souls and strengthen the heartbreaking families. I also want the injured to be healed soon. He accused the Odisha government of gross negligence in the management of many and said that this is not the first time millions of people have gathered for the Rath Yatra. Earlier there was proper arrangement and monitoring. But this time, the government focused only on VIP management and ignored the safety and movement of the general public. It is a completely administrative failure. Lallu said that a large number of congressional workers are present on Rahul Gandhi’s instructions to help the injured. The congress deployed more than ten ambulances. Our party workers help the victims in treatment and emergency needs with full honesty and dedication. He said who who issued passes for thousands of VIPs, MLAs, ministers and their teams? The chief minister, member of parliament and minister were contemporary and night. Who is responsible for this chaos? He criticized the transfer of the officials and said that the message only wanted to give the government by transferring DM-SP? Should not be made liability? Should those who are really punished should not be punished? Lallu said the state government failed its primary duties to ensure the safety and the right system of committed. This disaster is the result of mere negligence and the government must be held fully accountable. -Ians psk/abm shares this story tags