New Delhi: Spiritual preacher Surajpal, also known as ‘Bhole Baba’, interacted with the media for the first time after the Hathras stampede accident which claimed the lives of 121 people. On Saturday, Surajpal expressed his sadness over the death of people and said that believed in the government and the administration.
“I am deeply saddened after the incident of July 2. May God give us the strength to bear this pain. Please keep faith in the government and the administration…” Surajpal said while speaking with ANI.
#WATCH | Hathras Stampede Accident | Mainpuri, UP: In a video statement, Surajpal also known as ‘Bhole Baba’ says, “… I am deeply saddened after the incident of July 2. May God give us the strength to bear this pain. Please keep faith in the government and the administration. I… pic.twitter.com/7HSrK2WNEM
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He said that anyone who created the chaos would not be spared and emphasised that he had requested the committee to stand with the victim’s family.
“I have faith that anyone who created the chaos would not be spared… Through my lawyer AP Singh, I have requested the members of the committee to stand with the bereaved families and the injured and help them throughout their lives,” he added.
According to the police FIR, approx 250,000 people had gathered despite permission being given for only 80,000. Meanwhile, the main accused, identified as Devprakash Madhukar surrendered in front of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Special Task Force (STF), and Uttar Pradesh police, his Advocate AP Singh said in a video statement on Friday, as per ANI report.