FAQ

Congress leader KC Venugopal has called the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station - which resulted in 18 deaths - "shocking and deeply tragic". "The visuals that have come out are scary, and point to a massive calamity. I convey my deepest condolences to the families of the innocent victims, and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," he said and went on to attack the central government. "This kind of a disaster taking place in the national capital, under the direct watch of the Central Government, shows that the government is utterly incompetent and is only capable of PR, not actual management." He alleged that the government has tried to downplay the situation and sought to know when the casualty figures will be announced. "Why were crowd control measures not in place? Why did the railways not run special trains when they knew this crowd was to be anticipated in light of the Mahakumbh?" he sought to know.