Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV.
The accident that happened last night in Mahakumbh is sad. Many people lost their lives, I have deep condolences to their families. Many people were injured, I wish them to be healthy soon. I expect the administration to take more vigilance and precautions. I request the devotees to be restrained. Mother Ganga should protect everyone, this is my prayer.
Last night I told in my show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ how every obstacle in the world failed in front of the faith of the devotees. A day before Mauni Amavasya, more than five crore people reached Prayagraj. Till Tuesday evening, more than four and a half million people took a dip in the Sangam. In sixteen days, more than eighteen crore people have reached Mahakumbh. All records are expected to be broken on the day of Mauni Amavasya.
More than four crore 64 lakh devotees had reached Mahakumbhnagar by Tuesday. More than four and a half crore devotees took a bath in Sangam on Tuesday. The population of Mahakumbhnagar is more than that of Tokyo, Delhi and Shanghai, the world’s most populous cities. If Prayagraj’s population of about 70 lakh is added to it, then there are more than six crore people in Prayagraj and this number is expected to reach 8 to 10 crores in the next 24 hours.
The government has made preparations accordingly, but all the preparations are being less in front of the passion of the devotees. The biggest problem is that the vehicles have been stopped outside the city, so people have to walk a lot. Still there is no wrinkle nor fatigue on someone’s face. In the Mahakumbh, children-Bujurg, youth, men, women, poor, rich, people of the city and village, every age, people of every section have reached.
There is no corner of the country where people have not reached Mahakumbh. People from north to south, east to west, UP, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bengal, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to take a dip in Mahakumbh Have arrived Somebody has come for the first time, some time, but everyone is saying that this Mahakumbh has come for the first time and now it will come only after 144 years. Therefore, they do not want to leave this opportunity to take a dip in Triveni.
There are many reasons behind the crowd that is thronging in Mahakumbh. But there are three biggest reasons. The first reason, people have faith in this mahaparva which is unbreakable. The second reason is that in the last 15 days, people have seen the pictures of Mahakumbh, who saw the arrangements, after the pictures that have seen on TV, the trust of the people became strong that even though he had to walk a little but they have any problem in the confluence bath Will not happen. The third and biggest reason is, many people feel that after 144 years, they will not get the opportunity to join the nectar of Mahakumbh after the coincidence of Mahakumbh. Therefore, people are drawn to take a dip in the confluence.
It is generally believed that the new generation is not very interested in religion, but the pictures of Mahakumbh also proved this notion wrong. There is a different kind of rashness among the youth about Mahakumbh. For the first time, there is such a large number of youth in Mahakumbh, which no one can imagine. College students have reached Mahakumbh in small groups. The young men studying IT, engineering, medical and management have come to take backpack and take a dip in Kumbh. Most of the youth have a camera phone in their hands. Everyone is making their videos and posting on social media. The youth working in metro cities are also surprised to see such aura of faith.
It is true that the administration did not know that such a large number of people would reach Kumbh city before Mauni Amavasya. Due to such a crowd, passengers’ vehicles had to be stopped. That is why people have to walk far away to reach the ghat. While walking, people feel bad whenever they see a convoy of vehicles. This is natural. I suggest that VIP vehicles should be very limited, very limited for the coming few days. (Rajat Sharma)
See: ‘Today’s talk with Rajat Sharma’ full episode of January 28, 2025
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