PM, CBN and others express shock over the stampede at Kasibugga temple

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the nonaccomplishment of lives successful the stampede astatine Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple astatine Kasibugga successful Srikakulam district, and wished speedy betterment to those injured. He announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh to the adjacent of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 to those injured from the PM’s National Relief Fund. In a station connected X, the PM said helium was pained by the stampede and his thoughts were with those who mislaid their adjacent and beloved ones.

Home Minister Amit Shah said connected X that helium was profoundly shocked by the nonaccomplishment of lives successful the stampede. He conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, and said helium was praying for the speedy betterment of the injured. BJP National President and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said helium was shocked by the incidental and wished speedy betterment to the injured.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said astatine the NTR Bharosa pensions’ organisation programme successful Sri Satya Sai territory that the incidental could person been averted if constabulary were informed astir the congregation successful beforehand and indispensable arrangements made. He promised to instrumentality stringent enactment against those liable for the incident. 

Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan said successful a property merchandise that helium was profoundly saddened by the decease of respective radical successful the stampede and attributed it to nonaccomplishment to power the dense rush. He told the officials of the Endowments Department to guarantee strict absorption of queue lines astatine temples connected specified festive occasions. He sought peculiar attraction for women, children and the aged truthful that they bash not look immoderate inconvenience, and deployment of constabulary unit and doctors and paramedical unit successful beforehand to woody with specified emergencies.

Minister for IT and HRD Nara Lokesh said helium was appalled by the stampede and that the authorities would basal by the victims. Ministers Vangalapudi Anitha, K. Atchannaidu, T.G. Bharat, Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Kondapalli Srinivas, Anagani Satya Prasad and Kolusu Parthasarathy expressed daze implicit the incidental and wished speedy betterment of the injured persons.

Expressing daze and sadness implicit the incident, BJP State president P.V.N. Madhav said the authorities should inquire into the stampede and enactment the victims by each imaginable means.

While expressing daze and grief implicit the nonaccomplishment of lives successful the stampede, YSRCP president and erstwhile CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy held the authorities liable for the tragedy. He said successful a property merchandise that six devotees died during a stampede during Vaikuntha Ekadasi successful Tirupati and 7 died successful a akin incidental astatine Simhachalam temple earlier.

“Despite repeated tragedies, the authorities failed successful taking due precautions and has acted with utter negligence. The nonaccomplishment of guiltless lives reflects the inefficiency of Chandrababu Naidu’s administration,” helium commented, urging the authorities to instrumentality superior corrective measures to forestall specified incidents successful the future.

Published - November 01, 2025 06:36 p.m. IST

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