Kolkata, Oct. 18 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh on Sunday said the administration had failed to prevent the stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata and called on the organisers to take responsibility, while urging authorities to expedite post-mortems of the 19 deceased and ensure proper medical care for the injured.

Ghosh said the immediate priority was to ensure relief work and medical treatment for those affected, adding that post-mortems of the 19 deceased should be conducted without delay.

"This accident is a complete failure of the administration, and the concerned Puja Committee must take responsibility for it. There are many influential individuals involved, but right now, we are at the hosp...