Tirupati:
When Venkatesh, his spouse Shanthi and their son left their Visakhapatnam dwelling for Tirupati, they had been excited concerning the grand ‘darshan’ on the temple on the event of Vaikuntha Ekadashi. Little did they know this is able to be their final journey collectively.
The household was among the many a whole lot who had queued close to the Vishnu Niwasam to gather tokens for the particular ‘darshan’. At one level, one of many girls who had queued up for the token began feeling unwell. The authorities opened the door to deliver her out. What adopted was chaos as these within the queue thought the gates had been opened for tokens and tried to move by the door. Six folks had been killed and over 40 injured within the stampede. Shanthi was among the many lifeless.
This morning, Venkatesh stood outdoors Sri Venkateswara Ramnarayan Ruia Government General Hospital, crushed by the tragedy.
“The police administration was very poor. My spouse was forward within the queue. We didn’t even realise that she had fallen. After the stampede, we desperately seemed for her at hospitals, however we couldn’t find her. We came upon about her dying from a viral video,” he informed NDTV.
District Collector Dr S Venkateswar informed NDTV that an ample variety of cops had been deployed on the counters. “This (incident) was unlucky. Otherwise, there was adequate power and preparations, meals, water, bathrooms, every little thing was taken care of.”
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board, which manages the temple’s affairs, has dominated out any conspiracy.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is predicted to go to Tirupati at the moment to take inventory of the state of affairs and announce compensation for the victims. “The dying of a number of devotees in a stampede close to Vishnu Niwasam in Tirupati for tokens to go to Tirumala Srivari Vaikuntha Dwara has shocked me. This tragic incident, which passed off at a time when devotees had gathered in massive numbers for tokens, deeply disturbed me,” Mr Naidu mentioned.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, expressed his condolences. “Pained by the stampede in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. My ideas are with those that have misplaced their close to and pricey ones. I pray that the injured get better quickly. The AP Government is offering all doable help to these affected,” the Prime Minister’s Office mentioned.