New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the stampede incident, which occurred in the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela on Mauni Amavasya, killing 30 people, and claimed that the stampede happened more than once but the government has not given the figures until now.

He further stated that half of the space in Mahakumbh is reserved for VIPs while only the remaining belongs to the general public.

"It is the responsibility of government to make arrangements... Half of the space (Mahakumbh 2025) was for the general public, and the rest for VIPs... People have been going there with devotion for many years but this time, the BJP gave extra encouragemen...