Lucknow. On the first day of every Nava, a large number of people visit the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir to seek blessings. Meanwhile, 12 died in a stampede due to a huge crowd in the early hours of Saturday. Of these, 11 people have been identified, out of which seven are from Uttar Pradesh. Along with CM Yogi Adityanath, Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi have also expressed grief over his death.
On Saturday, 12 people were killed in a stampede at the Vaishno Devi temple in Katra in Jammu and Kashmir on the first day of the year itself. Out of the 12 deceased, 11 people have been identified. Of these, seven people are from Uttar Pradesh. Out of seven, maximum three are from Kanpur and two are from Saharanpur. One each deceased is from Ghaziabad and Gorakhpur.
Among the dead are Narendra Kashyap son of Kanpur Subhav, Mahendra Gaur son Shiv Kumar and Monu Sharma son Ferumal. 38-year-old Vineet Kumar of Saharanpur is the son of Veerampal Singh and 35-year-old Dharamveer Singh of Salapur. Among the dead are 35-year-old Shweta Singh and wife Vikrant Singh of Ghaziabad and Arun Pratap Singh, 30, a doctor from Gorakhpur.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has announced a financial assistance of Rs.10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs.2 lakh each to the injured, while directing a high-level inquiry into the matter. The reasons for the stampede are not yet clearly known. At present, the journey has been stopped from Katra.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and All India Congress Committee general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condoled the death of 12 people in the Vaishno Devi temple accident on Saturday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted that the mind is deeply pained by the unfortunate accident at Mata Vaishno Devi Dham. May Maa Adishakti grant peace to the souls of those who died in the accident and speedy recovery to those injured in the accident. My condolences are with the bereaved family members. Oh peace
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said that many people died and a large number of people were badly injured in the accident that took place during darshan at Vaishno Devi temple. The facts that are coming to the fore through the media so far are showing more negligence on the part of the government. The government should seriously think about this. Akhilesh Yadav tweeted that the news of the death of 12 devotees and injuries to many due to the stampede in the premises of Mata Vaishnodevi ji is very sad. Homage. Wishing the injured life and speedy recovery. The government should take immediate steps to provide assured information about casualties. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted, Received the sad news of stampede accident at Mata Vaishno Devi temple. My deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. I pray to the mother for the speedy recovery of the injured.
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