Rahul Gandhi to visit Hathras to meet kin of victims

The Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras where the stampede at ‘Bhole Baba’ who is also known as Jagat Guru and Narayan Sakar Hari's event has claimed more than 121 lives so far and left several injured.

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal while speaking to media said, "It was an unfortunate incident. The leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha (Rahul Gandhi) is planning to visit Hathras. He will go there and interact with the people who are affected..."

#WATCH | On the Hathras Stampede Accident, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal says, "It was an unfortunate incident. The leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha (Rahul Gandhi) is planning to visit Hathras. He will go there and interact with the people who are affected..." pic.twitter.com/Jh5QZ5QVw6

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Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday ordered a judicial probe into the incident and has formed a committee to enquire the matter. The committee of is led by retired High Court judge Brijesh Kumar Srivastav and two other retired officers Hemant Rai and Bhavesh Kumar Singh.

The police have registered a FIR against the organisers and the main sevadaar of ‘Bhole Baba’ and the probe is underway. However, Narayan Sarkar Hari alias ‘Bhole Baba’ has not been named in the FIR, which has raised several questions.