MAHAKUMBH NAGAR, Feb. 2 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday praised sadhus attending the Mahakumbh for facing the challenges after the stampede on January 29 with courage and patience, and helping people overcome a difficult situation similar to family elders.

"On Mauni Amavasya during the Amrit Snan, a tragedy unfolded here, and I must compliment the sadhus on how, under testing circumstances, they acted with such restraint. Faced with the challenge that was there in front of all of us, as some 'punyatma' (blessed souls) became victims of a 'hadsa' (accident). But the saints acted in much the same way then as a family elder reacts when their family is confronted with some problem," Adityanath said while addressing a meeting of...