In Aligarh’s Pilkhana village, Monu, a family member of the deceased, when asked about’s Gandhi visit, said, “He also said that he will try his best to help (us), and will talk to the government as his party is not in power.”Khusboo, who lost her mother, said she was assured of help during the interaction with the former Congress president.Another woman, who lost her sister-in-law in the stampede, told reporters, “He (Rahul Gandhi) told us that the (Congress) party will help us, and assured us help. He also inquired from us how it (the incident) took place.”According to police, of the 121 people who died due to the stampede on July 2, 17 were from Aligarh and 19 were from Hathras.The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday formed a three-member judicial commission headed by a retired high court judge to probe the Hathras tragedy, looking also into the possibility that a conspiracy was behind the stampede.The government has also announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the kind of those killed and Rs 50,000 for the injured.The police are investigating the matter and have so far arrested six volunteers who were members of the organising committee of the satsang of Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba on July 2 in Fulrai village of Hathras.The godman is not named in the police FIR as accused but a senior officer told media on Thursday that he would be questioned if required for investigation.
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