Delhi Stampede: AAP Sanjay Singh accuses government "cover-up", questions railway administration - World News Network

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday alleged that the government was attempting a “cover up” of the incident of stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station and that it has not yet revealed the exact number of those who had lost their lives in the tragedy.
“It is an unfortunate incident. But the most regrettable thing is that whenever such incidents happen in the country, our government starts covering it up. In this matter, the Railway Minister was not ready to accept anything even after the incident. He was constantly giving clarifications as if nothing happened. …Thousands of people are seen there. There is no railway administration to control it. And the cover-up of the entire matter has started, this is very unfortunate..,” Sanjay Singh said.
https://x.com/AamAadmiParty/status/1890999952094175548
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in a post on X , stated that the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi initially acknowledged in a tweet that there had been a stampede and informed about the loss of lives but later edited his post and deleted references to the casualities.
Meanwhile, A two-member committee has been formed to investigate the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station on Februray 15, in which 18 people died and several sustained injuries .
The committee comprises Narsingh Deo, Northern Railway’s Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM), and Pankaj Gangwar, its Principal Chief Safety Commissioner (PCSC), the railways said on Sunday.
The committee has initiated a High-Level Inquiry (HAG) into the incident, the Railways said. As part of the investigation, the committee has ordered securing of all video footage from the Railway Station to aid in the probe.
On Saturday, there was a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station that claimed the lives of 18 people. The tragedy occurred at 10 p.m., as lakhs of devotees were heading to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh 2025 festival, causing significant overcrowding at the station.
The deceased were identified as Aaha Devi, 79, Pinky Devi, 41, Sheela Devi, 50, Vyom, 25, Poonam Devi, 40, Lalita Devi, 35, Suruchi, 11; Krishna Devi, 40, Vijay Sah, 15, Neeraj, 12, Shanti Devi, 40, Pooja Kumar, 8, Sangeeta Malik and Poonam, both aged 34, Mamta Jha, 40, Riya Singh, 7, Baby Kumari, 24, and Manoj, 47.
The Indian Railways has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of the deceased and compensation of Rs 2.5 lakh was announced for the seriously injured and Rs 1 lakh for those with minor injuries.
A tragic incident unfolded at New Delhi Railway Station when a passenger lost balance and slipped on the stairs leading to platforms 14 and 15, resulting in several others getting injured, Northern CPRO told ANI. (ANI)

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