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

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)