Diya Hadid
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 7PM EST
The New Delhi caretaker chief minister said on X that many victims were Hindu pilgrims who were heading to the Mahakum Festival in India's north. The festival lasts for six weeks and gathers tens of millions of worshippers. This stampede comes after more than 30 people died at the Kumbh Mela last month in another stampede.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 02-16-2025 7PM EST
Critics of the Hindu nationalist BJP, which rules both the federal government and the state where the festival takes place, say not enough has been done to accommodate the crowds of pilgrims. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X that he was distressed by the stampede. Diya Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.