Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday urged folks to take a dip at their nearest ghats as an alternative of heading to the Sangam Nostril to stop overcrowding, after a stampede on the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj left a number of injured as tens of millions of devotess gathered for holy dip on ‘Mauni Amavasya’, officers mentioned.
In line with an official assertion, Adityanath held a high-level assembly with high officers, together with the chief secretary and director common of police, to evaluate the scenario. He additionally appealed to devotees to not imagine in rumours and to depend on official bulletins for data.
“All ghats maintain equal non secular significance and reaching the principle confluence level shouldn’t be a precedence,” the assertion quoted the chief minister as saying.
Earlier within the day, a stampede-like scenario on the Maha Kumbh’s Sangam left a number of casualties feared, as tens of millions of pilgrims gathered for a holy tub on Mauni Amavasya, probably the most important ritual of the competition.
This yr’s Mauni Amavasya holds heightened non secular significance because of a uncommon celestial alignment, ‘Triveni Yog,’ occurring after 144 years. The ‘Amrit Snan’ was anticipated to attract practically 10 crore devotees.
To handle the gang, a number of bathing ghats had been designated throughout the Mela space. Adityanath, monitoring the scenario from a battle room, convened a high-level assembly at his residence with the chief secretary, DGP, principal secretary (residence), ADG (legislation and order), and CM secretariat officers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally spoke with Adityanath following the incident and known as for fast aid measures. Officers mentioned Modi has been in fixed contact with the state authorities and has spoken to the chief minister 3 times to evaluate the scenario and guarantee swift motion.
In response to the incident, akharas known as off their conventional ‘Amrit Snan’ for Mauni Amavasya, although giant numbers of devotees continued their holy dip at Sangam and different ghats.
(With PTI Inputs)
