UP govt not releasing correct toll of Maha Kumbh stampede: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh is “not releasing the correct death toll” of the stampede in Maha Kumbh.

"So many people died in the Maha Kumbh incident, but they are not releasing the correct death toll. They have created such hype that a large number of people visited Maha Kumbh but there were no proper arrangements made at the venue," Mamata Banerjee said.

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A pre-dawn stampede occurred during the ongoing Maha Kumbh on January 29 as millions of devotees jostled to find a toehold before taking a dip at the holy Sangam nose on the Mauni Amavasya, considered by many as the most auspicious day of the six-week festival.

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Besides Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has also alleged that the BJP government in the state was hiding the number of deaths.

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has also demanded disciplinary action against those who have tried to cover up the “mis-management” in the arrangements for the Kumbh.

“Those who guaranteed a digital Kumbh are unable to give the digits of the people who died during the stampede. On one hand, these people don’t get tired of ranting digital, digital, digital, but the same government is not able to give digits of the deaths,” Yadav had said in the Parliament.