India, Feb. 5 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party's "double-engine" government was hiding the number of deaths in the recent stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, demanding strict disciplinary action against those trying to cover up the alleged mis-management in organising the religious fair.

Yadav, who was participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's address, demanded that an all-party meeting be called to discuss the arrangements at the Maha Kumbh and hand over the disaster management and lost and found centre at the fair to the army.

"At a time when the government is continuously reeling out the budget numbers, I urge them to first give the numbers of...