Take action against those responsible for MP stampede: Congress

The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh assembly on Saturday demanded strict action against those responsible for the stampede at Hussain Tekri in Ratlam district where 10 persons were killed.

The state's BJP government has failed to learn anything from an incident at Dharaji town a few years back in which a large number of people were killed due to negligence of the officials, Leader of Opposition in Assembly Ajay Singh said in Bhopal.

He expressed grief at the loss of lives in the stampede.

Ten pilgrims were killed in the stampede at Hussain Tekri, where a large number of people had gathered on the occasion of Chellum, a Muslim religious observation that comes after Moharram.