West Bengal CM has made subtle dig over Kumbh Mela tragedy, alleges LoP
The Hindu
Political slugfest in West Bengal over Kumbh Mela stampede, with Leader of Opposition accusing Chief Minister of hypocrisy.
The Kumbh Mela stampede which claimed several lives at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, triggered a political slugfest in West Bengal on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) with the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari accusing State’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of making a subtle dig at the tragedy.
While offering condolences on the tragedy, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee posted on social media, “My learning from our Gangasagar Mela is that planning and care must be maximal in matters relating to pilgrims’ lives in vast assemblies of people.”
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Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari described the statements of the Chief Minister as a “subtle dig” on the arrangement of Gangasagar Mela and Kumbh Mela.
“Even though your expression of sadness towards the victims of the tragic stampede at the Maha Kumbh felt genuine at the beginning, but the subtle dig regarding the comparison with the arrangement of Gangasagar Mela exposed your hypocritical attitude. It seems you were waiting for the opportunity to feign sorrow,” the Leader of Opposition posted on social media platform X.
Earlier in the month, the West Bengal government organised the annual Gangasagar Mela on the occasion of Makar Sankranti where according to the Ministers of West Bengal government about 1.10 crore people participated.
The Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will never have the opportunity in your lifetime to plan and make arrangements for the assembly of more than five crore people in a single place on a single day like the ‘Amrit Snan’.
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