New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Religious leader Premanand Puri on Wednesday blamed the local administration for the stampede at Mahakumbh 2025 on Wednesday saying that it was busy catering to the VIPs. At least 15 devotees are feared dead and several others injured in the stampede.

"The administration was busy serving the VIPs. I saw that every VIP that attended the Mahakumbh, the administration was busy just catering to them, it was not bothered with any preparations for the Kumbh," Mahamandleshwar Premanand Puri is heard saying in a video on different media channels.

Puri said the administration was not bothered with the preparations at the Maha Kumbh.

At least 15 people are feared dead and 70 others injured in a stampede that broke out at Sa...