Maha Kumbh stampede: Probe hints towards ‘conspiracy’, BJP MP tells Parliament

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday claimed that the probe into the stampede during the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj suggests a conspiracy. The BJP MP made the claims in Parliament when Lok Sabha was discussing the motion of thanks for the President's address at the joint sitting and presentation of the 2025-26 budget.

"...Investigation is underway on the incident that took place in Maha Kumbh. We are getting the smell of a conspiracy from the investigation. When the entire investigation is done, the people who were behind the incident will have to bow down in shame..." Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The stampede took place on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu calendar, in which at least 30 people lost their lives, and 60 were injured in a pre-dawn stampede at Sangam area in Prayagraj on January 29.