Uttar Pradesh State Jal Shakti Swatantra Minister Dev Singh condoled the deaths in the Hathras stampede incident and called it “tragic and heartbreaking”.
“The Hathras stampede is tragic and heartbreaking. I just pray to God that all the affected families get the strength to bear the pain. Some people from Badaun were also present in the Hathras incident. The affected families will be given adequate compensation. The government is taking full responsibility. The government is taking steps to ensure that such incidents do not happen again,” Swatantra Dev Singh said.
Meanwhile, the judicial inquiry commission formed on the orders of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to probe the stampede incident in Hathras met at Naimisharanya in Hazratganj, Lucknow on Thursday. The judicial commission will soon head to Hathras to investigate and bring to light the incident.
The commission will prepare an inquiry report on five points within two months and the inquiry report will be submitted to the government. Former IAS officer Hemant Rao and former IPS officer Bhavesh Kumar Singh were present at the judicial inquiry commission constituted under the chairmanship of former Allahabad High Court judge Brijesh Kumar Srivastava.
Following the meeting, Justice Brijesh Kumar Srivastava (retd), chairman of the Judicial Enquiry Commission committee, told the media that they would soon visit Hathras. Responding to the incident, Aligarh Inspector General of Police Shalabh Mathur said on Thursday that the police are investigating Bhole Baba’s criminal background.
Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh police had conducted a search operation at the Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri to trace `Bhole Baba`, a self-proclaimed man of God who conducted a `Satsang` in Hathras, where the stampede took place. The preacher `Bhole Baba`, identified as Suraj Pal, is also known by the names Narayan Sakar Hari and Jagat Guru Vishwahari.
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