Visakhapatnam, May 2 -- The Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana, has demanded a judicial inquiry into the wall collapse incident, which led to the deaths of seven to eight people at the Simhachalam temple in the state.

YSRCP leader alleged that the TDP government's negligence led to the loss of the lives of the devotees.

"The tragedy that happened yesterday is very sad. The failure of the government is the reason for the tragic death of seven people. The attention shown on the publicity hype was not shown on the safety of the devotees," Satyanarayana said.

"They did not think about how many devotees would come, how to make arrangements, how to regulate the rush of devotees, or take bette...