Hathras stampede News: A stampede took place on Tuesday (July 2) at a satsang held at Sikandarrao in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. More than 100 people have died and dozens have been injured in this horrific accident. According to Itah Senior Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Singh, the incident took place at a satsang in Pulrai village, which was attended by a large number of people. The question arises as to how poor the system was and who is responsible for such a major disaster.
DM Ashish Kumar said that permission for satsang was given by SDM. In such a situation, the question arises as to why they did not anticipate the crowd at the satsang venue. Why was the entry-exit point not visible?
This Satsang was organized by Baba Narayan Sakar Hari aka Sakar Vishwa Hari aka Bhole Baba. DM said that duty has been imposed there for law and order. He (Baba) used to make the internal arrangements himself. A committee has been formed to investigate how the incident took place.
There was no provision to deal with the intense heat
If such a large crowd had gathered even in the presence of the administrative authorities, the question arises why the program was not banned. Eyewitnesses said that the venue was very hot and people were upset due to the humidity. DM has also confirmed this.
In such a situation, why proper arrangements were not made for the devotees during the summer? Why did the administration not monitor the system? Eyewitnesses said that the ground at the satsang venue was also in poor condition. A question is being raised that why Baba, who has hundreds of devotees, did not make proper arrangements at the venue.
Eyewitnesses said that after Baba’s program was over, a stampede broke out when people started returning to their homes. The satsang attendants also tried to stop the devotees. This made the stampede situation more serious.
