Rahul Gandhi Writes To UP CM: '...increase the compensation to Hathras victims'

Rahul Gandhi writes to UP CM to increase compensation

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that he has informed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about the grief-stricken families of the Hathras stampede incident through a letter and urged him to increase the compensation for them.

Rahul Gandhi wrote the letter after his visit to Hathras on July 5. During his visit, he met with the families affected by the tragedy.

"After meeting the families affected by the Hathras stampede, feeling their grief, and understanding their problems, I informed the Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath ji, through a letter. I urged the Chief Minister to increase the compensation amount and provide it to the bereaved families as soon as possible. They need our collective condolences and support in this hour of grief," Rahul Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on the social media platform X. 

हाथरस में भगदड़ हादसे से प्रभावित पीड़ित परिवारों से मुलाकात कर, उनका दुख महसूस कर और समस्याएं जान कर उत्तर प्रदेश के माननीय मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ जी को पत्र के माध्यम से उनसे अवगत कराया।

मुख्यमंत्री जी से मुआवजे की राशि को बढ़ाकर शोकाकुल परिवारों को जल्द से जल्द प्रदान… pic.twitter.com/omrwp3QGNP

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 7, 2024

The Congress leader also shared the letter, written in Hindi, on his social media platform.

At least 121 devotees lost their lives earlier on Tuesday in a stampede at a religious 'Satsang' event of self-styled godman Suraj Pal, alias 'Bhole Baba', in Fulari village, Hathras.