Mp Stampede

Prime Minister Narendra Modi - in the middle of a fierce attack on the Congress and the opposition in Parliament this evening - broke off to inform the House of a tragedy in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.

BJP leader and Member of Parliament Saumitra Khan today blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the stampede at a blanket distribution event in Asansol, in which three people were killed and five others injured.

Around 25,000 devotees were present at the site, where religious sermons were being given, an official told news agency PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi - in the middle of a fierce attack on the Congress and the opposition in Parliament this evening - broke off to inform the House of a tragedy in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.

BJP leader and Member of Parliament Saumitra Khan today blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the stampede at a blanket distribution event in Asansol, in which three people were killed and five others injured.

Around 25,000 devotees were present at the site, where religious sermons were being given, an official told news agency PTI.