TADEPALLI(Andhra Pradesh): Former Minister Vellampalli Srinivas on Saturday strongly condemned the tragic Kashinbugga stampede incident, calling it a “complete failure of the coalition government.”

“Former Minister Vellampalli Srinivas strongly condemned the tragic Kashinbugga stampede incident, calling it a complete failure of the coalition government and holding Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his administration squarely responsible for the deaths of nine innocent devotees.

Addressing the media at the YSRCP central office, he said the government is shamelessly trying to escape responsibility by claiming that the temple is privately run, questioning whether the duty to protect citizens disappears simply because a temple is private,” YSRCP State Office said in a statement.

“Whether

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