Rahul Gandhi Meets Grieving Families Of Hathras Stampede Victims In Aligarh — PICS

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met family members of victims who lost their lives in the Hathras stampede in Pilkhana village of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met family members of victims who lost their lives in the Hathras stampede in Pilkhana village of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

Rahul Gandhi met the families of Hathras stampede victims on Friday. He was accompanied by UP Congress chief Ajay Rai, UP Congress in-charge Avinash Pande, spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, and other office-bearers. (X/@INCIndia)

Rahul Gandhi left Delhi around 5:10 AM. He reached Pilakhna village in Aligarh around 7:15 AM. Devotees had rushed to collect the mud from the path the godman had walked on. Some were trampled as they lay down to take the mud. (X/ANI)

Rahul Gandhi spoke to family members of the Hathras stampede victims. On July 2, around 2.5 lakh people gathered for a ‘satsang’ by Bhole Baba even though only 80,000 were permitted. (X/ANI)

Rahul Gandhi blamed the state government for the incident. The Congress demanded a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the families of those who were killed in the stampede and Rs 25 lakh to the injured. (X/ANI)

Rahul Gandhi said that he didn’t want to make the incident political, but ‘there have been lapses on the part of the administration’. (X/@INCIndia)

A total of 123 people, mostly women, died in the stampede. (Facebook/Rahul Gandhi)