'Had they informed ...': CM Naidu blames organisers for temple stampede; cites coordination lapse

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 CM Naidu blames organisers for temple stampede; cites coordination lapse

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh main curate Chandrababu Naidu connected Saturday vowed strict enactment against those liable for the deadly stampede successful Venkateswara Swami Temple successful Kasibugga.While addressing a gathering successful Sri Sathya Sai district, CM Naidu accused the organisers of not informing the constabulary oregon section authorities astir the event. “It is highly achy that guiltless radical mislaid their lives successful the stampede. I wage my respects to the deceased. A backstage idiosyncratic constructed the Venkateswara temple astatine Kashi Bugga, and owed to Kartika Ekadashi, a ample fig of devotees gathered there," Naidu said."Unfortunately, the organisers did not pass the constabulary oregon section authorities astir the event. Had they informed us, we would person provided constabulary extortion and controlled the crowd.

Because of this deficiency of coordination, 9 radical mislaid their lives and 5 were injured," helium added.Naidu besides said that the authorities is committed to ensuring that not a azygous beingness is mislaid and a "full-fledged inquiry" volition beryllium conducted into the probe."The authorities is committed to ensuring that not a azygous beingness is lost, but it is precise unfortunate that specified incidents hap during backstage programs. A full-fledged enquiry volition beryllium conducted, and strict enactment volition beryllium taken against those responsible,” helium added.

At slightest 9 people--eight women and a boy--were killed and galore others injured successful a temple stampede present successful Srikakulam district.The stampede occurred astatine Venkateswara temple successful Kasibugga municipality astatine astir 11.30 am, said Kasibugga sub-division in-charge DSP Lakshman Rao."Nine (deaths). Nine only, (Condition of) 1 idiosyncratic is spot serious. He is not dead. Total 9 people. One kid is there, a 12-year-old child; the remaining (victims) are each female. And it is simply a backstage temple. It is not a authorities temple. It was constructed recently,” Srikakulam Superintendent of Police KV Maheswara Reddy told PTI.

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