Claiming that 12 days had passed since the incident, Banerjee raised questions over the transparency of the investigation and sought an impartial probe into the roles of the organisers.
During his visit to the residence of victims in Baranagar, the chief minister accused the previous Trinamool Congress government of being indifferent to victims of earlier accidents.
He demanded that a court-monitored independent investigation committee be immediately set up to probe the incident that claimed 19 lives and left at least 25 others injured.
A woman resident of the locality said the narrow lane, which became narrower with the setting up of temporary shops, caused impediments in the swift rescue of the injured.
A loudspeaker announcement that a portion of the Chorbagan puja pandal was collapsing allegedly sparked panic among revellers, triggering a stampede-like situation.
