Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu publicly admonished officials of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) and the district administration, seeking explanations during his visit to the site of the stampede in Tirupati.
The Opposition YSRCP has blamed the NDA government and the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) for the stampede resulting in the deaths of six people and several injured.
At least six people have died and several more were injured during a stampede at Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam ticketing centre in Tirupati Wednesday evening.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan today said that the law was equal for all, backing Telangana Police and the Congress government in the incident of a stampede at Sandhya Theatre which led to the arrest of lead actor Allu Arjun following the death of one person and critical injury to a nine-year-old child.
Hyderabad Police have warned of strict action against anyone found posting false videos or information suggesting that the stampede at Sandhya Theatre took place before the arrival of 'Pushpa' star Allu Arjun on the fateful night of 4 December.
The administration has clamped restrictions on the entry of devotees at Singhanath Temple.
The stampede ensued as there was a sudden surge of devotees to Singhanath shrine that was thrown open for public after two years of Covid-induced interruption.
The case was registered at Kandukur Police Station in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Police are investigating the cause of the stampede and fix the responsible for it.
Former Chief Minister Naidu announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to next of kin of those who died in the stampede.
Leader of Opposition of state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari and former AMC mayor, Jitendra Tiwari, Ms Tiwari’s husband, were present at the start of the programme, held on 14 December, but after these leaders left, local people rushed to collect blankets and in a stampede two women and a child was killed and nine others were hurt.
