NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday defended her ‘Mrityu Kumbh‘ remark on Maha Kumbh stampede and said that her statement was “distorted”. She also demanded the release of promised compensation announced by the Yogi Adityanath government for the families of the victims.
“If I am arranging for a wedding ceremony, I must do it keeping in mind the number of guests. For religious congregations, we must also follow the same planning and arrangements. We have talked about the (lack of) planning (in Kumbh Mela) and that statement was distorted. I have never disrespected any religion in my life and would never do so,” she said.
Acknowledging that accidents do…