Following a stampede at Puri's Rath Yatra, the Odisha government appointed Aravind Agarwal to oversee management. Leaders like Dharmendra Pradhan and Rahul Gandhi urged better arrangements and a review of safety protocols.
The Odisha government has appointed senior bureaucrat Aravind Agarwal to oversee the overall management of the Rath Yatra, officials confirmed on Sunday. The move came in the wake of a tragic stampede near Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri, Odisha, which left three people dead and about 50 others injured during the early hours of Sunday as devotees gathered for the annual festival.
Dharmendra Pradhan Urges Better Arrangements, Rahul Gandhi Seeks Prep Review
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed deep sorrow over the deaths, emphasising the need for improved arrangements at the event. “The management there should have made better arrangements… I express my condolences,” Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, told PTI Videos while in Panihati, West Bengal.
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