The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati, claimed that the state was facing an "acute financial crisis" and was not in a position to give any monetary compensation to the families of those killed or injured in Thursday's Pratapgarh stampede.
An Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist, wanted in connection with several bomb blasts in the country, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharthnagar district, a senior police official said here on Saturday.
The Mayawati government has squarely blamed the authorities of organisers of the Mangadh Ashram for the stampede in the temple premises that claimed 65 lives on Thursday.
The Mayawati government on Thursday came under fire in the Lok Sabha from the Congress and Samajwadi Party over the treatment meted out to the opposition in Uttar Pradesh, leading to a clash and adjournment of 40 minutes.
The promise of a free lunch and utensils turned fatal on Thursday when 63 people were killed and more than 30 injured in a stampede that broke out when thousands gathered at an Uttar Pradesh ashram for a death anniversary ceremony.
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