COIMBATORE: BJP MP Hema Malini, leading an eight-member NDA delegation, stated on Tuesday that the team of MPs would investigate the circumstances that led to the tragic stampede in Karur on 27 September, which claimed 41 lives and left nearly 60 injured.
Anurag Thakur, MP, said the delegation would meet local residents and officials to gather information about what transpired during the rally held by TVK chief Vijay, which allegedly triggered the stampede. The findings will be compiled into a report for BJP national president J.P. Nadda.
Speaking to reporters at the airport here before proceeding to Karur, Hema Malini and others expressed their condolences and said the panel would visit the families who had lost their loved ones in the incident.
Thakur added:
"We pray for the speedy recovery of the injured and those still hospitalised.There is no rush on our part, we are here to meet everyone.We want to speak to those who have lost their loved ones.We do not want such an incident to happen again in the future. It is important to understand what went wrong, who is at fault, and what lessons must be learnt. We are here for a serious purpose."
The Himachal Pradesh MP noted that the decision to form a panel of NDA MPs to visit Karur and assess the situation was taken only on the afternoon of 29 September, and the MPs had travelled to Tamil Nadu from across the country, including Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Maharashtra.
“We all stand together with those who have lost their family members,” he added.
Tamil Nadu BJP’s former President K. Annamalai is accompanying the NDA MPs. State BJP chief Nainar Nagendran said the MPs would be visiting the site of the stampede, the hospital where the injured are being treated, and the families of all 41 victims who lost their lives in the tragedy.
