India, Jan. 29 -- Uttar Pradesh minister Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday stirred a controversy after he allegedly called the Mahakumbh mela stampede a "minor incident". At least 30 people died, while over 60 others were injured in the mishap that occurred on early Wednesday morning in Prayagraj.

The UP minister referred to the incident as a "minor occurrence" given the massive scale of the event and suggested that such incidents are inevitable in large gatherings.

"Jaha itne bade bade ayojan hote hain, toh choti moti kahin koi ghatnayein ho jaati hain," (in such large gathering, such minor mishaps are inevitable), said Nishad.

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Nishad, who is the chief of the Nishad Party...