Meanwhile, the self-styled godman Bhole Baba, whom lakhs had flocked to see ahead of the tragic stampede which claimed 121 lives in Hathras on Tuesday, is yet to land in the police net. His name does not even figure among the accused in the FIR, with police authorities shying away from a direct reply over his role in the tragedy saying that he will be interrogated if required.Suraj Pal Jatav, 65, who is today’s Bhole Baba, spreads the message of ‘Manav Dharma’ in his Satsang Sabhas. But he owns around two dozen ashrams across UP and neighbouring states, a fleet of luxury vehicles, assets running into crores and a personal army of security guards and commandos, claim sources familiar with him.Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday met the family members of the victims of the stampede that killed over 100 people in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras.Before meeting family members in Hathras, Gandhi made a stop at Aligarh and met the kin of victims from that district as well.Gandhi on Friday said there were lapses on the part of the administration in the Hathras stampede, but added that he did not want to make it “political”.Speaking to reporters after meeting the victims of the stampede in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras here on Friday morning, Gandhi said, “It is a matter of grief that so many families have suffered, so many people lost their lives.””I don’t want to speak from a political prism but there have been some lapses on the part of the administration,” the senior Congress leader said.
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