People Sent You To Parl To Ask Questions, Not To Break Tables, Says Speaker Amid Kumbh Chaos In Lok Sabha

New Delhi: Parliament’s Budget session resumed Monday morning amid chaos after opposition Lok Sabha MPs shouted slogans, demanding discussion on stampede at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj last week, in which 30 people were killed. As the Irate MPs rushed towards the Well of the House, they were heard shouting: “Kumbh pe jawab do”. They also demanded Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation and a list of those killed in the stampede. They have accused the state government of hiding the actual number of deaths.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called for order, who looked disgruntled, accused the opposition of not wanting the House to function. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also urged the MPs to let the House function. Birla called out one of the protesting politicians – Pradyut Bordoloi, the Congress MP from Assam’s Nowgong, and said, “People send you to Parliament to ask questions.. not break tables. If that is what you want to do, then hit it harder… break it.”

Rajya Sabha MPs also protested against the stampede with sloganeering and later staged a walk-out. Congress RS MP Pramod Tiwari told reporters, “We walked out for an hour. We will go back again and raise this issue. We are getting calls…people are not able to meet families. We want to know why the list of 30 dead has not been released.”

SC junks plea seeking action against UP officials

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 3) refused to entertain a PIL seeking action against Uttar Pradesh state officials for the stampede, reported the LiveLaw.

The Court asked the petitioner, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, to move the Allahabad High Court. “It is an unfortunate incident, something which is of concern. but go to the High Court. There is already a judicial commission constituted,” CJI told Tiwari.

Third grand Amrit Snan today, total no. of bathers 34.97 crore since Jan 13

The Maha Kumbh celebrated its third grand ‘Amrit Snan’ on Basant Panchami today (Monday, Feb 3). The fair attracted hundreds of thousands of devotees from around the world. The devotees and pilgrims sought spiritual liberation through the sacred bath at the Triveni Sangam.

By 4 am, 16.58 lakh devotees had taken the holy dip, bringing the total number of bathers since January 13 to 34.97 crore, reported the ANI. As per Uttar Pradesh Information Department, over 62.25 lakh devotees have taken a holy dip by 8 am on Monday. Flower petals were showered on bathers on Monday.