New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- After the stampede-like situation arose at the Maha Kumbh on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai accused the state government of mismanagement and demanded Rs one crore for the families of deceased and free medical treatment for the injured.

Speaking to ANI, Rai said, "The Uttar Pradesh government is only focused on marketing and branding. Attention is being given solely to VIPs, and how they are arriving. Everyone witnessed how the entire cabinet was engaged in a water ritual in Maa Ganga. People went there with religious sentiments, but the entire act of performing water offerings and receiving blessings seemed like a branding exercise. When Amit Shah went, it appeared as a 'Jal-abhishek' was done of ...