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Under fire ever since the stampede that killed at least 30 devotees, the Yogi-Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government left nothing to chance for the Basant Panchmi bathing at Maha Kumbh, moving personnel with a “zero error” approach under the Operation 11.
As per PTI report, Monday’s Basant Panchami ‘Amrit Snan’ saw over 2.5 crore devotees taking a dip at the Maha Kumbh under a new set of security measures. The situation remains challenging for the authorities still, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit Maha Kumbh on Wednesday for a dip.
The state government has been parrying charges of concealing the death toll from the January 29 Mauni Amavasya stampede and was hard pressed to rejig its security apparatus for the rest of the 12-year mega gathering.
