Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Friday visited Hathras and met with the families of stampede victims. He said the kin of the deceased told him that adequate police arrangements had not been made for the religious event, which led to the stampede.

"It is a sad incident. Several people have died. I don't want to say this from a political prism but there have been deficiencies on the part of the administration and the important thing is that maximum compensation should be given as they are poor families. I request UP CM Yogi Adityanath to provide compensation open-heartedly. If there is a delay in the compensation, it will not benefit anyone. I had a personal conversation with the family members of the deceased and they told me that there was no police arrangement. They are in shock and I just wanted to understand their situation," he told the media.