New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the deaths of people in the recent stampede in Prayagraj and claimed that Maha Kumbh has turned into 'Mrityu Kumbh'.

Mamta Banerjee also alleged that the actual death toll has been suppressed.

"Maha Kumbh has turned into 'Mrityu Kumbh'. They (the BJP government) have hidden hundreds of bodies to bring down the toll," Banerjee claimed while addressing the Bengal Assembly, reported PTI.

Meanwhile, according to the UP Information Department, over 54.31 core people have taken a holy dip at Triveni Sangam, where the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet, as of February 1...