Maha Kumbh stampede: Opposition accuses UP government of hiding actual toll, cites BBC report

Opposition leaders on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh of hiding the real toll from the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela pilgrimage site in Prayagraj on January 29.

This came after a report by the BBC published earlier in the day claimed that 82 persons had died in the stampede, as against the official toll of 37.

According to the report, those who died could be categorised into three groups. The first were those who were part of the official toll and whose families have received a compensation of Rs 25 lakh. The second group comprised those who were not counted in the official numbers but whose families received Rs 5 lakh as compensation.

The third group comprised persons who died in the stampede, but whose families did not get any compensation, according to the BBC report

Previously too, media reports have said that the actual toll from the stampede could be significantly higher.

Citing the BBC report, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Tuesday that “no information management can stop the truth from coming out”.

तथ्य बनाम सत्य : 37 बनाम 82

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