The Stampede At The Ujjain Temple During The VIP Visit Hurt Many People And The Covid Rules Were Broken.
On Monday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP leader Uma Bharti were among the distinguished guests visiting the Ujjain’s Makaleshwar Siva Temple.
Several devotees, including women and children, were injured after a stampede at the famous Mahakaleshwar Siva temple in Ujjain on Monday. After some VIP visits, including the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the crowd became uncontrollable and disrupted the smooth flow of devotees.
The incident occurred at Gate 4 of the temple. After a while, the cordon was loosened and people rushed in. A few fell, and some fell on them. The video of the incident even showed that the police were under control and some devotees were also involved in physical violence. The 12 Giorthlinga of Lord Shiva.
It reopened last month, but only to those who had received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine or had a negative RT-PCR test report 48 hours before the visit. Between 6 am and 8 pm, up to 3,500 believers can enter these facilities. There are seven time periods, each time period is two hours, each time period allows 500 people, but VIPs like Uma Bharti and Mr. Chouhan also choose to visit the temple with their family on Monday.
Temple officials said this made the situation of devotees and the government worse. Ujjain area collector Ashish Singh said that today is an exception and will return to normal next Monday. Next is our free model today. There are too many people at a time. We will review the plan. We will make sure to maintain social distancing,” Singh said…