Kumbh water most contaminated as bodies disposed of in river: Jaya Bachchan

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Monday alleged that the water at the Maha Kumbh was contaminated because the bodies of those who died in last month's stampede were thrown into the river.

The actor-politician accused the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh of not making any special arrangements for the common people.

"Where is the water most contaminated right now? It's in Kumbh. Bodies (of those who died in the stampede) have been thrown in the river because of which the water has been contaminated. The real issues are not being addressed. The common people visiting Kumbh are not receiving any special treatment and there is no arrangement for them," she told reporters outside Parliament.

Bachchan claimed that no postmortem of the bodies was done and that there was a "complete eyewash" over the stampede, which killed 30 people on January 29, and left 60 others injured.

"This same water is reaching the people there. They (BJP-led government) are not giving any explanation on this and a complete eyewash is being done," she said.

"They are giving speeches on water and Jal Shakti. They are lying that crores of people have visited the place. How can such a large number of people gather in that place at any given point?" she added.

Several opposition parties, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, have accused the Uttar Pradesh government of "hiding" the actual number of deaths in the Kumbh and have demanded a discussion on the same in Parliament.