There was a joint rally of SP President Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi on Sunday in Phulpur, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. During this time, a video of huge commotion and stampede has surfaced. According to media reports, the workers jumped over the barricades and reached near the stage. Seeing the uncontrollable crowd, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh went back without addressing the public meeting.
प्रयागराज-अखिलेश यादव की जनसभा में मची भगदड़, जनसभा में मौजूद कार्यकर्ता मंच पर पहुंचे.
भगदड़ में कई लोग गंभीर रूप से चोटिल, अखिलेश और राहुल गांधी की है संयुक्त जनसभा, अखिलेश से मिलने से लिए मंच पर पहुंचे कार्यकर्ता pic.twitter.com/OEQCSIEHa9
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The rally was held at Padila Mahadev Phaphamau in Phulpur. According to media reports, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi had arrived by helicopter. A crowd of people gathered to see him. As soon as Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav reached the stage, the crowd started breaking the barricades and entering inside. Some workers even reached the stage.
राहुल गांधी और अखिलेश यादव आज यूपी के प्रयागराज में थे। अधिक भीड़ की वजह से बेकाबू हुए समर्थक बेरिकेड्स तोड़कर मंच तक पहुंच गए। सुरक्षाकर्मी भी भीड़ नहीं संभाल पाए। ऐसे में दोनों नेताओं को जल्द ही अपना संबोधन खत्म करना पड़ा। pic.twitter.com/wJH1F4nD98
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According to media reports, as soon as Akhilesh and Rahul Gandhi arrived, the crowd first broke the barricades near the helipad. After this, when Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh reached the stage, the barricading in front of D was the first to break and the crowd entered inside. The security personnel engaged in the rally were sweating. Meanwhile, the barricades all around started breaking. Many videos are going viral on social media which are being said to be of the rally.