New Delhi, June 29 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Odisha government, following the stampede during the Jagannath Rath Yatra, claiming three lives on Sunday, with several injured.

He said that the negligence and mismanagement that led to this tragedy are inexcusable.

Sharing an X post, Mallikarjun Kharge wrote, "I am deeply pained by the stampede during the Mahaprabhu Jagannath Rath Yatra, which claimed three lives and injured at least 50 people. This tragedy follows reports of 500 devotees being injured on Friday during the yatra. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims. I wish a speedy recovery to all the injured devotees. The negligence and mismanagement that led to this tragedy are inexcusab...