Lucknow / TIA NEWS
Two women BSP workers were killed and 22 other injured in a stampede after a massive rally by BSP chief Mayawati at the Kanshi Ram Smarak Maidan in Lucknow today.
”A few people coming down the stairs at one of the two gates lost balance and fell on each other. Shanti Devi (68) of Bijnore and another unidentified woman were killed in the incident due to suffocation,” police said.
Rumours of a live power line having snapped triggered the stampede. The injured have been rushed to a local hospital, a BSP spokesperson said.
Party’s state unit chief Ram Achal Rajbhar, however, said the women died due to humidity and heat. The BSP workers had gathered in large numbers at the ground on party founder Kanshi Ram’s 10th death anniversary.