Is Government responsible for death of Hindu pilgrims at Prayag railway station stampede ?

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Is Government responsible for death of Hindu pilgrims at Prayag railway station stampede ? (11 Feb 2013)
Allahabad stampede: Victims’ kin say they are being charged for ambulances, shrouds (11 Feb 2013)
Kumbh Mela : Death toll in Prayag railway station stampede rises to 36 (11 Feb 2013)

Is Government responsible for death of Hindu pilgrims at Prayag railway station stampede ?

February 11, 2013

Special correspondent

The following photos and news reports are evidences of how Government neglect Hindus who pay taxes, while minorities enjoy all types of benefits from Government. Is this a ‘Secularism’ ? Until when Hindus are going to tolerate such discrimination ?

Incident of stampede at Prayagaraj railway station

Such Policemen would be stringently punished as per law in Hindu Nation !

Prayagaraj (UP) : About one to one and a half crores of devotees had gathered in Kumbh city since 2 days prior to Mauni Amavasya. Every body was aware that these numbers will double on Mauni Amavasya. The security arrangements in Kumbh Mela were planned accordingly by the administration, but the railway police remained careless. On 10^th February, lakhs of devotees gathered near Prayagaraj railway station after taking a bath of Mauni Amavasya, for returning their homes. At that time, instead of managing the crowd in a systematic way, the railway police made Lathi-charge on the devotees, on the foot over-bridge itself. As a result, a scare spread among devotees, and a stampede ensued, in which 36 devotees lost their lives. The eye-witnesses have held the railway police responsible for this incident. (In order that the strict action is taken against the railway police, who are responsible for the death of 36 devotees, Hindus should put in united efforts ! Hindus, send the names of such policemen to ‘Sanatan Prabhat’. – Editor SP)

1. When an announcement was made over speakers that the train has arrived on platform no. 6, hundreds of devotees started rushing from foot over-bridge towards platform no. 6 to catch the train.

2. At the same time, the policemen present at that location made Lathi-charge. As a result, a stampede ensued.

3. Even after a lapse of two and a half hours, neither any medical services to give first-aid nor the ambulances were made available. (Inexcusable crime against humanity by railway administration ! Individuals responsible for this incident must be severely punished ! – Editor SP)

4. Injured include 2 women from Sambhajinagar district and their condition is stated to be serious. Injured have been admitted to railway hospital and Swaruprani Hospital.

Systematic crowd management made by the railway police after the accident !

1. Next day, that is, on 11th February, policemen were present in a fixed number at the designated distances on locations such as railway platforms, foot over-bridges, and railway station compound.

2. The devotees gathered in the compound of railway compound were allowed to enter the platforms only after the crowd on them has thinned. Therefore, even though, the crowd of devotees in the railway station compound was more, there was no rush on railway foot over-bridges.

3. Questions were raised as to why police, who were managing the crowd systematically after yesterday’s unfortunate incident could not plan similar exercise yesterday itself.

Humiliation of devotees by police still continues !

1. Even though, the above accident occurring due to negligence of policemen, they were still speaking arrogantly with the devotees since the morning of 11^th February.

2. A police officer, Kumar Singh swore at a devotee in an obscene language.

3. When he was confronted by the representative of ‘Sanatan Prabhat’, he said, “Most of the devotees are old and illiterate. They do not properly comprehend the instructions given to them. Hence all the mayhem. (Anti-people police shifting own responsibility on others ! – Editor SP)

Assistance of Rs. 1 lakh from railway administration and Rs. 5 lakh from the U.P. Government to the relatives of the dead

Relatives of the devotees, who lost their lives in this stampede will be given financial assistance of 1 Lakh each, and the cause of the accident will be investigated. This announcement was made by the Railway Minister Mr. Pavankumar Bansal. The U.P. Government has announced financial assistance of 5 Lakh each to the relatives of the devotees, who lost their lives. [Government performing usual rituals ! Good governance does not mean financial assistance, but taking precautions to avoid the occurrence of such calamities on the citizens is good governance ! It will be witnessed in Hindu Nation (A nation of the sattvik people dedicated to the welfare of the world) ! – Editor SP]

Crocodile tears shed by Azam Khan !

Resignation for the post of In-charge of Kumbh Mela by assuming the responsibility of the stampede

I was pained due to the incident of stampede at Prayagaraj railway station. I was not satisfied with the management of the Kumbh Mela administration. (If not satisfied with management, why he did not resign earlier itself ? – Editor SP) Even though, I am not responsible for the incident, I am assuming its responsibility. Therefore, I am resigning from the post of the Head of Kumbh Mela planning authority. Such a reaction was expressed by U.P. Minister Azam Khan. (He will not be absolved just by resignation, but Mr. Khan should be stringently punished as per law ! Since, this action is not possible from U.P. Government, such individuals will be stringently punished as per law only in Hindu Nation ! – Editor SP)

Rulers, insensitive to the loss of life of devotees make the thoughtful revolution inevitable !

Blame-game between U.P. Government and Railway Administration over the responsibility of accident

After the occurrence of the stampede, U.P. Government has held Railway administration responsible for the incident. The U.P. Government claimed that planning of Kumbh Mela was systematic; many have appreciated the efforts taken. However, the stampede took place in the railway station. On the other hand, the Railway Minister Mr. Pavankumar Bansal stated that the railway administration ran 200 special trains for the convenience of the devotees, and railway had made adequate planning. Thus, the railway administration has shirked its responsibility for the incident. BJP has demanded the resignation of the Railway Minister Mr. Pavankumar Bansal.

Now see how ‘Secular’ Indian Govt. spends money on Haj pilgrims

India provides subsidy to over one lakh pilgrims who go to Makkah and Madina annually and spends over Rs.600 crore ($120 million) every year on the pilgrimage. The Haj Subsidy has been operation since 1954.

The Haj Committee of India (HCI) has received over 300,000 applications every year since 2009. The government provided subsidised air fare to 120,131 pilgrims in 2009, to 126,191 pilgrims in 2010, and 125,051 pilgrims in 2011.

It spent Rs.690 crore in 2009, Rs.600 crore in 2010 and Rs.605 crore in 2011, according to the figures government provided to parliament last month. These subsidy figures do not include the service tax paid for each of the pilgrim’s trip to Makkah and Madinah.

Source : Mid Day

Allahabad stampede: Victims’ kin say they are being charged for ambulances, shrouds

February 11, 2013

Prayag (Uttar Pradesh) : Angry relatives of those who were crushed in a stampede at the Allahabad railway station last evening surrounded a top city official today at a hospital mortuary, complaining that they were being charged exorbitantly for cloth to cover the dead and for ambulances.

Tragedy, the relatives claim, has been compounded by negligence and the insensitivity of officials. The Swaroop Rani hospital, where they were asked to pay Rs. 1200 each for cloth, had also asked them to pay fare for ambulances to take away bodies, they alleged.

Allahabad Commissioner Devesh Chaturvedi tried to pacify the people and assured them that the administration would send more ambulances.

Thirty six people have died and many were injured in the stampede on the stairs of a footbridge between platform 5 and 6 of the railway station, where lakhs of people had gathered to return home after visiting the Maha Kumbh mela.

Witnesses say there was gross mismanagement at the station. Victims like eight-year-old Muskaan, died waiting for medical help to reach them. There was only one doctor at the station to attend to the injured after the stampede.

Source : NDTV

Kumbh Mela : Death toll in Prayag railway station stampede rises to 36

February 11, 2013

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) : The death toll in the stampede at Allahabad railway station reached 36 today, with 14 more people succumbing to their injuries.

The incident occurred near the foot overbridge on platform number 6. The stampede, which took place at around 8.00pm, also left many persons severely injured. Sources said majority of victims killed were elderly persons.

The tragic incident, reports said, took place when more than 1.5 lakh devotees thronged Allahabad junction to board return trains for their respective destinations after Mauni Amavasya Snan. The massive rush of devotees resulted in the breaking of railing on foot overbridge and subsequently the stampede.

NCR chief public relation officer Sandeep Mathur said due to sudden rush of passengers at Allahabad junction the railing of the foot overbridge near platform number 6 broke and in the process many passengers fell from the staircase of the foot overbridge, leading to stampede. He, however, refused to confirm the number of death or critically injured.

Allahabad distict magistrate Raj Shekhar said assured all possible help and treatment to injured persons. Principal, MLN Medical College, Dr SP Singh said seven out of 13 critically injured persons who were earlier admitted at railway hospital were shifted to SRN hospital. He added that 17 injured persons were already undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Eyewitnesses told TOI that none of the senior railway police authorities nor NCR officials came to the spot even as victims cried for help.

Rohit, a passenger, told TOI that the incident was caused by mismanagement. He added that the railway police used light force to manage the crowd but it left an adverse impact and resulted in commotion.

"There was none to hear our grievances and aged people and children were the worst hit when the over-crowding resulted in commotion," said Gayatri, a native of Banda. She added that, "We kept urging GRP and railway authorities for help but none came."

Some angry passengers at the platform misbehaved with reporters when the latter reached the station. Following the incident, railway authorities restricted the entry of passengers at Allahabad Junction.

Rajesh Gupta, a native of Haryana, who lost his sister Babita, 37, in the stampede and himself sustained injuries, told TOI that there was a sudden push of passengers from behind which forced me and others fellow passengers on the staircase. Many fell and got trampled.

Beta Lal, whose wife suffered grave injuries and was shifted to SRN hospital, said, "Due to massive rush of passengers on the foot overbridge, police started chasing away passenger and that led to commotion on the bridge leading to stampede." He added that after the incident, railway authorities did not come to rescue the injured persons.

Another victim, Sunita Jha of Delhi, undergoing treatment at SRN hospital, said, "All of a sudden there was a heavy rush of passengers at the foot overbridge after which things went out of control leading to stampede."

Source : TOI

Is Government responsible for death of Hindu pilgrims at Prayag railway station stampede ?

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