New Delhi, Feb 4 (UNI) Samajwadi Party National President and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed the Central government over the stampede in Maha Kumbh in Pragyaraj and demanded an all party meeting to ascertain the "root cause" of the incident.
Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha, Yadav said "When the government is continuously giving the budget figures, it also should give the figures of those who died in Maha Kumbh.
I demand an all-party meeting should be called to give clarification about the arrangements for Maha Kumbh".
According to the figures provided by the Uttar Pradesh government, 30 people were killed and 60 injured in the stampede that occurred during the Mauni Amavasya at the Mahakumbh on January 29.

The SP National President also demanded strict action against those who are behind the stampede.

He said the figures for the deaths in Maha Kumbh accident, treatment of injured, availability of medicines, doctors, food, water, transport should be presented in the Parliament.
For the Maha Kumbh tragedy, there should be strict punitive action against those responsible and those who have hidden the truth should be punished.
The Kannauj MP added that "The responsibility of Maha Kumbh disaster management and an AI-based lost and found centre should be given to the Army."
He questioned why provisions were not made to prevent such an incident when the government was prepared to host over 100 crore people in the Maha Kumbh festival.
On the President's address, Akhilesh said "There was nothing new in the address. Nothing of significance was spoken during the address, she didn't raise any important issues during her speech."
Earlier, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi gave an adjournment notice in the Lok Sabha over the issue of the Maha Kumbh stampede in Prayagraj.
"I rise to discuss the tragic incident that occurred during the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj, where a horrific stampede resulted in the loss of numerous lives and left many others injured," Gogoi said.
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