Leaders of various political parties here on Tuesday lashed out at Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu over Rajahmundry stampede incident in which 27 people died.
Expressing concern over the tragic incident occurred at one of the pushkar ghats in Rajahmundry in Eest Godavari district, YSR Congress Party leader Ambati Rambabu on Tuesday said the TDP government had miserably failed in making pucca arrangements and Naidu was morally responsible for the tragic incident.
The YSRCP leader questioned whether the Naidu government was functioning. Though the AP government allocated Rs 1,650 crore for the Godavari pushkaralu, the arrangements were far from satisfactory, which led to the avoidable tragedy which claimed 27 precious lives in the stampede, he said.
Rambabu said his intention was not to politicize the incident, but the State government has failed to make pucca arrangements. He asked the YSRCP medical cell to rush to the spot and provide treatment to needy pilgrims.
Another YSRCP leader and former MLA Gurunath Reddy described Pushkar deaths as Chandrababu’s killings.
He reminded Chandrababu that he had demanded resignation of then chief minister Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy when five devotees died in a stampede in 2004 Pushkaralu and asked Chandrabau as to why he was not responding on Rajahmundry incident.
He also demanded that Chandrababu Naidu tender his resignation immediately, owning moral responsibility to the Rajahmundry stampede.
Describing Rajahmundry incident as gloomy one, former Congress MLA from Telangana State Gandra Venkataramana Reddy demanded that a criminal case be filed against Chandrababu Naidu.
He asked both Telugu States governments’ to provide effective facilities to the devotees at least responding now.
