Budget Session: Uproar in Parliament over Maha Kumbh stampede; Oppo adamant on discussion

New Delhi: There is a pandemonium by the Opposition Parties in both Houses of Parliament - Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over the Maha Kumbh stampede on Mauni Amavasya 29 January in Prayagraj, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The stampede resulted in over 30 casualties and around 60 injured.

As soon as the proceedings in both the Houses started, the opposition leaders raised the demand for a discussion on this incident. 

As soon as the proceedings of the Lok Sabha started, the opposition members came to the well of the House demanding a discussion on the stampede and the casualties in Prayagraj Maha Kumbh.

LoP Rahul Gandhi

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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi may participate in the discussion on the motion of thanks on the President's address today.

Walkout by opposition

The united opposition even staged a brief walkout in the Upper House on the issue and demanded that the list of deceased be released by the UP Government.

"We walked out of the House for an hour. We will go back again and raise this issue. We are getting calls, people are crying, they are not able to meet their families. We want to know why the list of the 30 deceased persons has not been released...Our notices are being rejected continuously and the reason for it is also not known," Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said.

SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav alleges mismanagement 

Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav alleged mismanagement by the state government and said that families are awaiting more news.
"The incident took place because of the mismanagement of the administration. The eyewitnesses say that thousands were killed in the stampede...Families are not getting bodies, no action has been taken against the officials...We have given notices here but they have been rejected," Yadav said.

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Earlier, political uproar erupted in both the Lower House and Upper House of Parliament, disrupting proceedings on the second day of the Budget Session. Opposition MPs were continuously raising slogans against the government over several issues, including the Maha Kumbh stampede incident. 

Speaker Om Birla slams oppo 

Slamming the opposition members, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, "People of India elected you as MPs not for breaking tables, for sloganeering and disturbing House proceedings, but to hold discussions."

During the Question Hour, Speaker Om Birla questioned the Opposition members, saying, "Have the people of India elected you as MPs for sloganeering and disturbing House proceedings?"

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