New Delhi, July 27 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expressed anguish over the tragic stampede at the Mansa Devi Temple in Haridwar, in which several devotees lost their lives and many others were injured.

Extending heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, senior AAP leaders, including National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, AAP senior leader Manish Sisodia, and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, termed the tragedy a grim reminder of systemic negligence, said the party in a press release issued on Saturday.

Calling out the repeated occurrence of such disasters at religious gatherings, the AAP demanded strict accountability of those responsible and urgent corrective measures to prevent such failures in the future...