Afzal Ansari, MP from Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat in UP, has given a controversial statement about Mahakumbh bath. He said that Kumbh is vying for bathing and people believe that Mahakumbh bath will give them Baikuntha, which will make heaven houseful and hell will be completely empty.
Addressing the program of Ravidas Jayanti in Shadiabad police station area on 12 February, the SP MP said, “There is a competition to bathe in Mahakumbh, as all people will go to heaven, which will become houseful. The hell will remain completely empty there. ” He further said that due to Mahakumbh, it has become difficult to walk on the roads and the glass of windows is being broken by the youth in trains. The police seems helpless in this situation. The MP also referred to the stampede on Mauni Amavasya and said that people are dying while crushing each other.
Earlier too, Afzal Ansari made a controversial statement about Mahakumbh. About two months ago, he said that the entire goods train in Mahakumbh would consume ganja and saints and saints only drink ganja. The Ghazipur police also filed a case against him on this statement. Now his recent statement on Mahakumbh is also being discussed.
The figure of Mahakumbh bath has now crossed the 45 crore mark. On the occasion of Magh Purnima, more than 2 crore devotees took a dip in the confluence. According to the official statement, the number of saints, devotees, devotees and common bathing people who bathe in Mahakumbh has exceeded 46 crore 25 lakhs, while the concluding of Mahakumbh remains a fortnight. Earlier, the government had predicted that 45 crore devotees will bathe in Mahakumbh.