Within hours of the stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, leaders of Opposition parties targeted the Centre and the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that “mismanagement” and “VIP culture” led to the mishap and deaths. Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi blamed the “VIP culture” for the incident and said it should be curbed and the government “should make better arrangements to meet the needs of common devotees”. “Mismanagement and the administration’s special focus on VIP movement, instead of common devotees, are responsible for this tragic incident,” he said. Story continues below this ad SP chief and former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav suggested that the management and administration of the Kumbh should be handed over to the Army to restore trust among the devotees and the sants. “Those who are making tall claims of world-class arrangements at the Maha Kumbh… should take moral responsibility for the deaths and should resign from their positions,” Yadav said, calling for stepped-up surveillance from the air. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also blamed “VIP movement”, “half-baked arrangements” …