“We pay our homage to all those who are dead and pray for early recovery for those who are injured. This is the failure of both central and state governments. Bansal cannot wash his hands of the tragedy by giving technical answers like the foot-over-bridge did not collapse,” said BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.

Great loss: Family members looking for missing relatives go through photos of people killed outside a morgue in Allahabad. Pic/AFP