RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (file picture)
“Nearly 10 crore people take part in Durga Puja celebrations. There are at least 58,000 puja pandals.
Kolkata: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said “human error” was responsible for the Chorbagan stampede that killed 19, while speaking at the Sangh’s Vijaya Dashami celebrations in Nagpur on Tuesday. Human error is responsible,” he said. CM Suvendu Adhikari, who had earlier called the incident “unforgivable”, on Thursday concurred with the Sangh chief. “What Mohan Bhagwatji said is correct. Investigators will look into that,” he said. People have to be aware and careful,” Adhikari said. During his speech in Nagpur, Bhagwat further said, “We have seen the tragedy in Nepal.
“A tragic incident has occurred in Kolkata. Nature cannot be held responsible for it. It was human error. We don’t want to get into who was responsible. “There were two primary reasons: the announcement and removal of the rope guard. There was no need to announce that the pandal would collapse. It (the stampede) did not happen inside the pandal. It happened near the exit point,” the CM added. No police force can control such a crowd. The CM added that an independent probe will help fix responsibility. “We have formed an independent team to investigate what caused the accident. And the incident in Kolkata. We are saddened by the loss of lives. Efforts are on to provide relief.”