Visibly overwhelmed by the presence of the large number of mediapersons around Green Park, Ram said he was yet to decide if he should return home or wait and see what was happening.A 13-year-old boy, who came to take back his family’s pedestal fan from the park after Gandhi’s visit, told PTI that he skipped school as his school van could not come to pick him up.Gandhi, the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, met the families of some of the victims of the Hathras stampede, which claimed 121 lives, on Friday.He interacted with the families in the locality’s park and left after 30 minutes.During his visit, Gandhi said there were lapses on the part of the administration and mistakes had been made which should be identified.He urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to release the maximum compensation for the victims’ families without any delay.Police have so far arrested six ‘sevadars’ who were members of the organising committee of the ‘satsang’ of Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba that was held in Phulrai village.The self-styled godman has not been named in the police FIR.Gandhi last visited Hathras in October 2020 with his sister and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra amid high drama to meet the family of a Dalit girl who had died a fortnight after she was allegedly raped outside her village in the Chandpa area.
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