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Political parties connected Tuesday recovered responsibility with the authorities implicit the lathi complaint connected Siva devotees astatine the Srisailam Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, alleging implicit administrative failure, insensitivity towards devotees and a breakdown of temple management.
Former Minister and YSR Congress Party person Velampalli Srinivasa Rao said repeated tragedies astatine temples reflected the government’s utter negligence and disregard for devotees’ lives.
Addressing a property league astatine the enactment bureau connected Tuesday, helium recalled a bid of incidents during the coalition’s tenure, including the deaths of six devotees during Vaikuntha Ekadashi astatine Tirumala, 7 fatalities successful a partition illness during Simhachalam Chandanotsavam and 9 deaths successful a stampede astatine Kasibugga. He termed the lathi complaint connected Siva devotees astatine Srisailam during Mahasivaratri arsenic inhumane and demanded strict enactment against the ASP involved, too calling for the resignation of Home Minister Anitha connected motivation grounds.
Mr. Srinivasa Rao said that ever since the conjugation assumed power, information for Hindu devotees had weakened and temple governance had deteriorated. Srisailam, 1 of the largest pilgrimage centres aft Tirumala, attracts lakhs of devotees, galore of whom undertake agelong Deeksha ft journeys. He said reducing the darshan model from 30 to 40 days to conscionable 7 days had worsened assemblage pressure, portion basal amenities specified arsenic drinking water, shade, mats and facilities for women, children, the aged and the otherwise abled were ignored. He besides questioned the soundlessness of Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and the Home Minister.
Condemning the incident, BJP State president P. V. N. Madhav said the lathi complaint connected Deeksha observing devotees carrying irumudulu was unacceptable and reflected a deficiency of restraint by the authorities. He urged patience and sensitivity successful handling pilgrims and called for amended coordination betwixt the constabulary and temple management.
Bharata Chaitanya Yuvajana Party nationalist president Bode Ramachandra Yadav termed the incidental a shameful blot and accused the authorities of arrogance. He demanded the contiguous suspension of the constabulary unit progressive and an unconditional apology from the Chief Minister and the Endowments Minister, asserting that temples are ineffable spaces and not administrative battlegrounds.
