Hathras Stampede: Rahul Gandhi asks CM Yogi to increase compensation

Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that he had informed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the grief-stricken families of the Hathras stampede incident through a letter and urged him to increase the compensation for them.

The senior Congress leader wrote the letter after his visit to Hathras on July 5. During his visit, Rahul Gandhi met with the families affected by the tragedy. He also shared the letter, written in Hindi, on his social media platform.

हाथरस में भगदड़ हादसे से प्रभावित पीड़ित परिवारों से मुलाकात कर, उनका दुख महसूस कर और समस्याएं जान कर उत्तर प्रदेश के माननीय मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ जी को पत्र के माध्यम से उनसे अवगत कराया।

मुख्यमंत्री जी से मुआवजे की राशि को बढ़ाकर शोकाकुल परिवारों को जल्द से जल्द प्रदान… pic.twitter.com/omrwp3QGNP

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 7, 2024

121 devotees lost their lives earlier on Tuesday in a stampede at a religious 'Satsang' event of self-styled godman Suraj Pal, alias 'Bhole Baba', in Fulari village, Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.

Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the Hathras stampede incident, was sent to 14 days of judicial custody after being produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Saturday.