Three ladies had been killed and several other others had been injured in a stampede at a public assembly of Telugu Desam Celebration (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu held in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday night.

That is the second such incident in lower than per week in the course of the former CM’s public conferences. On December 28, eight individuals, together with two ladies, had died in a stampede at a public assembly of the TDP chief in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The general public conferences and roadshows are being held as a part of his ‘Idemi Kharma Mana Rashtraniki (Why is our state going through this destiny)’ programme forward of the elections scheduled to be held in 2024.

Talking concerning the mishap, well being Minister V Rajini stated a girl died on the spot whereas two others succumbed to accidents whereas being shifted to a hospital. She alleged that the TDP campaigned for the previous 10 days to woo individuals, assuring the distribution of items, and demanded that Naidu ought to come clean with the duty for the deaths.

A police official stated that as quickly because the organisers of the occasion in Guntur began distributing items, together with sarees, the gang swelled and so they pushed the barricades, resulting in the stampede, reported PTI.

The TDP president attended the occasion and the tragedy struck a couple of minutes after he left the venue upon addressing the general public assembly at Guntur.

Expressing “profound shock and grief” over the tragedy on the brand new yr, Naidu introduced an ex-gratia fee of Rs 5 lakh every to the kin of the deceased, whereas the state authorities led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy introduced a aid of Rs 2 lakh every. In a press release, Naidu stated that the incident was “most unlucky”.

“I attended the occasion to encourage a voluntary organisation in its endeavour to assist the poor. I’m deeply pained that it led to a tragedy,” he stated.

In the meantime, TDP state president Ok Atchannaidu blamed the Reddy-led authorities for the tragic incident because it failed to offer enough safety.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated that he was pained by the December 28 mishap and introduced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to these injured.