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This is an archive article published on March 6, 2010

Ashram stampede: Rahul quietly visits villages,attends funeral

While the media and his partymen waited for him at the Bhakti Dham Ashram here,AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday participated in the funeral of 22 persons who died in the stampede on Thursday....

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While the media and his partymen waited for him at the Bhakti Dham Ashram here,AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday participated in the funeral of 22 persons who died in the stampede on Thursday. He quietly reached the Manikpur Raj Ghat and met relatives of the victims. On his order,the party flags on the vehicles were taken off. The Pratapgarh administration,his own partymen except a few and the media remained clueless about his change of plan.

After visiting the ghat,he went to 10 villages,including Itwara,Mawai Kala,Peer Nagar,Matpur,Bidasi,Vijaipur,Tiwaripur,Dhobiayan,Kusemal,Khemaipur and Mangal Kache,to meet family members of the deceased.

On his way back to Allahabad,he stopped at Bidasi and met Surya Bali who lost his wife Arti Devi in the stampede. Bali blamed himself for the tragedy saying he had sent his wife to the place for the freebies. Rahul assured him all help with a hug. I dont want to say anything but I am thankful to Rahulji who has come to console me and my family, said Bali.

He also met Ram Kumar Milan of Bhetua who lost his three sons in the stampede. Consoling Maiku Maurya of Matpur village,Rahul asked his party workers to note down the names and addresses of the victims and their relatives and ensure that the compensation announced by the PM reaches them without delay. Maiku has lost his 12-year-old daughter in the incident.

 

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