New Delhi, July 27 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday called the stampede incident at Mansa Devi Temple "heart-wrenching" and criticised the BJP government for failing to manage crowds at religious events.

In a post on X, Akhilesh Yadav wrote, "The incident of devotees' deaths in the stampede at the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar is extremely heart-wrenching and concerning."

He demanded a proper investigation and asked for the exact cause of the incident and the number of deaths to be made public.

"Under the BJP government, whether it is the Mahakumbh, the Rath Yatra, or any other event, the recurrence of such incidents indicates that while the BJP engages in global-level publicity, it fails to manage even at the...