Thousands of devotees gather for final Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh Mela

India Today

Hundreds of thousands of devotees thronged the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj for the final holy dip of the Maha Kumbh Mela on Mahashivratri. The six-week-long religious gathering is set to conclude later today. A vast crowd of devotees assembled along the Sangam's banks around midnight, patiently camping and waiting for the sacred dip at 'Brahma Muhurt'.

Transcript

00:00The top story from coming in from the national capital, there's a lot of politics that is erupting over the CAG report

00:06And there are many revelations that have been made in this report the BJP government in Delhi

00:11Which is led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta tabled the CAG report with regards to the Delhi excise policy in the assembly

00:18The report in fact is one of the 14 pending CAG reports with regards to the work done by the previous

00:24Aam Aadmi Party government. According to the report that was tabled, the audit report said that there were many loopholes

00:31There were many lapses with regards to the way the excise department monitored and regulated the supply of liquor

00:37In the national capital leading to cumulative losses more than 2000 crore rupees

00:43That's the kind of loss that the CAG report is now looking at. The Aam Aadmi Party however has been defending the new excise policy

00:50They are saying that what they have been saying is exactly what the CAG report also says

00:55The Aam Aadmi Party says that this loss was because of the old excise policy

01:00Stepping up the attack, the BJP is now accusing Arvind Kejriwal of scamming the people of the national capital

01:06And further demanding that he should be arrested in the liquor gate scam

01:20Arvind Kejriwal had looted Delhi with both his hands and then said that there is nothing wrong with it

01:24That's why Arvind Kejriwal had told Atishi ji to suppress the CAG report

01:29And he was doing drama. Sometimes he was taking the name of Babasaheb Ambedkar

01:32Sometimes he was taking the name of Shahid Azam Bhagat Singh, even though his photo is in our offices

01:36That's why all this drama was being done

01:38In the time of corona, when people in Delhi needed medicines, treatment and oxygen

01:44Then Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Shishodiya opened liquor shops

01:48The policy of liquor has changed

01:49And in a way, they have made a scam of 2000 crore rupees

01:54And this is not a political accusation

01:56This is what the CAG report says

01:58It is written in the papers, it is written in the files

02:01And I think the people of Delhi have the right to know this truth

02:04There are 14 such reports of CAG

02:06This is the first report

02:08Every corruption, every scam of Arvind Kejriwal will come in front of the people of Delhi

02:13How can a representative of the people sit on a pile of corpses

02:18How can a representative of the people take bribes of thousands of crores of rupees

02:25I am very surprised

02:27It is not our job to investigate, it is the job of the investigation agencies

02:30As a representative of the people, we will discuss these reports

02:33We will expose those who have looted

02:36And Narendra Modi has a declaration

02:40Those who have looted the people of this country will have to return it

02:43They will have to return it if they have looted

02:45This was the first government in the country

02:47Which made such a big scam in the liquor scam

02:51The kind of revelations that have been made in the CAG report

02:54Now it is definitely decided that Arvind Kejriwal and his other people

02:59There is already a case going on in the Supreme Court in this scam

03:02It is decided that these people will go to jail

03:04Today the CAG report has come about this scam

03:06And it has been clearly stated in the CAG report

03:09That Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Trishodia

03:11Have looted thousands of crores through this report

03:16Have taken bribe, have taken commission

03:19And the money of the people of Delhi has been looted

03:21This is the first case of Arvind Kejriwal's black deeds

03:25And in the future, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Trishodia and Sanjay Singh

03:29Should be held accountable

03:30Those who are released on bail in the liquor scam

03:32You will have to pay for this theft

03:36My colleague Ashutosh Mishra is now joining me on the story

03:39Ashutosh, it was day one

03:41And we saw how the assembly saw clear division

03:45Aam Aadmi Party, 22 MLAs on one side

03:47The BJP on the other side

03:48They were pointing fingers

03:50And we did see how there was utter ruckus

03:52That was being done with regards to the CAG report

03:55Aam Aadmi Party in fact then went on and sat on a dharna also

03:59However, their protest was not exactly on the CAG reports

04:05They were protesting for the removal of Babasaheb Ambedkar's photo

04:09And Bhagat Singh's photo

04:10Which were all the secretariat in the minister's chamber

04:13Exactly right behind the head of that chair

04:16In fact, later in the clarification, the BJP minister said

04:19Now the photo remain exists

04:21However, that's in a totally different part of the sitting area

04:24Well, as far as CAG report, that of course is a key contention

04:27But now, as far as conclusion of the CAG report is concerned

04:30There are two dimensions

04:32The one way looking at the legal aspect

04:34Is already there is a probe on

04:35The CBI has arrested all of them

04:37The Enforcement Directorate has arrested all of them

04:39And now they are on the bay

04:41Fact of the matter is the trial has not even started yet

04:44It's been years now, 2-3 years

04:46And there is no sight of beginning of a trial so far

04:49As far as the legal case is concerned

04:51Now what the CAG report says

04:53The amount of loss to the executive that the CAG says

04:56Is way different than what the ED claims

04:58And way different as far as the said scam amount is concerned

05:02So totally all these three agencies are on different pages

05:05We heard the Amadi party also clarifying

05:08That exactly the same CAG report said

05:10That the previous policy from 2017 to 2021

05:13There were many grey area that was promoting

05:16Black marketing of the liquor

05:18And subsequently a lot of grey area

05:20That's exactly why the new excise policy was formed

05:23The CAG reports which highlights particularly

05:25The bad implementation of policy

05:28Actually led to the loss of money

05:31To the Delhi Government Treasury

05:34And that's exactly where they blamed the CBI

05:36And the then Lieutenant Governor

05:38Despite the formation of the excise policy

05:40At the very last moment

05:42The Lieutenant Governor and the bureaucracy

05:44Which tweaked the number of liquor shops

05:46That were not allowed to open

05:48And since the number of shops that were not allowed to open

05:50That led to the loss of exchequer

05:52And subsequently then the FIR

05:55So all these come so our beliefs

05:57It could be a respite for them

05:59As far as the narrative building is concerned

06:01Whereas the legal case of course

06:03It all depends on the trial

06:05As and when it commenced

06:07Whatever amount of year it may take

06:09Thank you Ashutosh for giving us those details

06:11It will take a lot of time

06:13But we are seeing a big dangal being fought

06:15Between the Amadi party and the BJP

06:17In fact BJP now going a step further

06:19And saying that it should be Arvind Kejriwal

06:22Who should now be arrested in the liquor gate scam

06:24It is this dangal which has once again

06:26Reignited in the national capital

06:28The BJP government tabled the CAG report

06:30Revealing alleged loopholes

06:32In the Arvind Kejriwal era

06:34Excise policy

06:36The report is also pointing towards massive losses

06:38Losses to the tune to

06:402000 crore rupees to the exchequer

06:42But what exactly does the report say

06:44We are decoding all that in our next story

06:51The liquor gate policy war re-ignites

06:53The CAG report on the contentious liquor policy

06:55Was tabled in the assembly on Tuesday

06:57By the newly minted BJP government

06:59India's leader and great writer

07:01In Delhi, the rules of liquor

07:03And the prohibition of liquor

07:05Are being violated

07:07By the BJP government

07:09And the BJP government

07:11And the BJP government

07:13And the BJP government

07:15And the BJP government

07:17And the BJP government

07:19I hereby present to you the

07:21Results of the 2024

07:23Examinations on the

07:25Incompleteness of the

07:27CAG report

07:29On the southern patel

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19:29will be visiting Prayagraj and taking the holy dip.

19:43The 45-day Mahakumbh is set to culminate with the last amrit snan.

19:49The UP government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the Mahashivratri snan goes

19:55without a hitch.

19:57Over 63 crore devotees have already taken the dip at the Sangam and millions more are

20:04expected to descend on Wednesday.

20:10Prayagraj and the entire Mahakumbh Mela area has been declared a no-vehicle zone.

20:1640 teams of police, bike, squads have been deployed along all major routes leading up

20:23to Prayagraj.

20:24On the occasion of Shivratri, there will be a Jal Abhishek in Shivalok and the people

20:30who are going to the Ghat for the bath will also be made available.

20:34The police is being deployed in both places.

20:37The police will be deployed from the point of view of transport and from the point of

20:42view of the temple arrangements.

20:43People will get a good facility.

20:44We establish a general facility.

20:45Those who come from the Sangam area will take the bath in Sangam.

20:49Those who come from Jhusi will take the bath in Jhusi.

20:53Those who come from Rahel will take the bath in Rahel.

20:56The facility will be established through pontoon bridges.

21:00Traffic arrangements are top priority.

21:04Separate Ghats have been designated for devotees coming in from Lucknow, Chitrakoot and Koshambi.

21:12Since devotees will also be offering water at Shiv temples on Shivratri, additional police

21:17force has been deployed at all major temples.

21:21On the occasion of Mahashivratri, we will be organising the last day of a big festival.

21:28All the Shiv temples will be cleaned up.

21:32All the security arrangements will be done.

21:34All the steps taken by the devotees will be followed.

21:37As the Chief Minister had given us the direction in the last VC, we have all worked on it.

21:42Barricading will be done.

21:43Police will be deployed.

21:44Administrative officers will be deployed.

21:46Along with the temple arrangements, there will be a good coordination.

21:49We have all ensured that.

21:51All the baths will be done on the day of Mahashivratri.

21:54We have made special arrangements for that.

21:56In the same way, this time we have made more preparations and are moving forward.

22:01We are moving forward with the help of Jal Police, SDRF and PSE flood companies.

22:12This is a very dynamic situation.

22:14Accordingly, we have made our preparations and have made our deployment.

22:21Over one crore devotees are expected to be in Prayagraj on Mahashivratri.

22:28The state government and local authorities are leaving nothing to chance.

22:33With Simar Chawla in Prayagraj, Bureau Report, India Today.

22:41The world's largest religious gathering continues to witness an unprecedented influx of devotees.

22:47The logistical challenges are monumental.

22:50But there is cutting-edge AI technology that authorities are now using.

22:53And they are using this to manage the crowds to make sure that there is safety and there is order.

22:58We are telling you how innovation is playing a pivotal role in managing this historic event.

23:09It's the world's largest religious congregation, the Divine Mahakam.

23:15Nearly 64 crore devotees have already taken the holy dip.

23:23With millions gathered, the logistical challenges for law enforcement and authorities are enormous.

23:32But how have authorities successfully tracked the daily count of pilgrims?

23:38A team of technical experts have been working on an AI-driven system

23:43integrating technology with the complexities of managing this colossal human gathering.

23:55The green boxes on your screen are known as computer vision,

23:59allowing machines to identify and count individuals in video footage.

24:05Meanwhile, the red dots represent markers indicating crowd density.

24:17Two kinds of use cases and AI models have been deployed here.

24:21One is for getting the crowd density data in a camera field of view

24:27and then mapping different cameras in a particular zone.

24:31So let's say there is a ghat and there are X number of cameras installed at ghat.

24:36So we need the data, how many people are at that ghat at any point of time.

24:40So we make it as a reason.

24:43That is one thing. At the same time, we have got people count cameras.

24:46That is another AI model.

24:49Of the 1,700 cameras deployed, 500 are AI-enabled,

24:54connected to servers through an optical fiber network.

24:59Two advanced AI models work in tandem.

25:03One estimates crowd density while the other counts individuals.

25:08These models interact with live feeds and the data is further refined

25:13using information from facial recognition cameras,

25:17ultimately processed through a business algorithm to provide even more precise insights.

25:23The Integrated Command Center in Prayagraj receives final data

25:27and critical alerts via a cloud-based dashboard

25:31which helps in law and order maintenance.

25:36Here, as you can see, the card on the left,

25:39the crowd density is being calculated through the camera.

25:44And the card on the top right, the parking status,

25:49is also calculated through AI.

25:53And on the bottom left, the card indicates the flow of the crowd.

26:02And on the right, there are some alerts on which we act upon,

26:06on which we instruct ground teams to intervene.

26:11This AI-driven system not only estimates crowd,

26:14but also helps understand and manage human behavior on an unprecedented scale.

26:20The Mahakumbh provides an opportunity for AI to learn from the flow of millions,

26:26setting the stage for future innovations in crowd control and safety.

26:32With Simar Chabla in Prayagraj, Jainam Shah and Ankit Kumar in New Delhi,

26:37Bureau Report, India Today.

26:44While there's a lot of divinity with regards to the Mahakumbh,

26:47there's also massive politics that is taking place.

26:50And this politics is escalating.

26:52It's BJP on one side and the opposition on the other side,

26:55and they are locking horns.

26:57Now it was Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

27:00who has been defending the Mahakumbh and he's attacking the opposition.

27:03Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav said that Yogi Adityanath is in fact Ravan.

27:09The Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also said,

27:11Yogi Adityanath's abuses do not bother her.

27:15We are now seeing how the BJP and Yogi Adityanath have been attacking the opposition.

27:19Samajwadi Party Chief has said,

27:21wearing saffron clothes does not make one a true Yogi.

27:24He also gave an example from Ramayana and said even Ravan had posed as a Yogi

27:29to kidnap Mata Sita and he took a jibe at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

27:33On the other side, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said

27:36that she was unmoved by the abuses hurled at her by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

27:41She also said that the statement that the Mahakumbh comes once every 144 years is incorrect.

27:48The BJP continues to attack the opposition and they are saying that

27:51all these statements being made by the opposition leaders are misleading.

28:11There were some shortcomings in the Kumbh Ayurveda.

28:15I would like to tell them to read the book.

28:18They should know about the study done by Harvard.

28:21They should know about the history of Kumbh.

28:24They should know about the tradition of Kumbh.

28:27They should know about the things done in the Kumbh Ayurveda.

28:30They should know how to arrange the buildings in Kumbh.

28:35Those who have lost their mind,

28:38they use such words to mislead the people.

28:43The people who have lost their minds,

28:46especially the leaders of the Socialist Party,

28:50who spread rumours about the Mahakumbh,

28:53who made false statements,

28:56they are being slapped on the face.

28:59If this statement of theirs would have had any effect,

29:02if the number of such people would have decreased,

29:05then they would have had some impact.

29:08But they are useless, their statements are useless, their future is useless.

29:11Forget what the opposition is saying.

29:14The biggest religious leader of the Hindu society,

29:20Shankaracharya, what is he saying?

29:23Shankaracharya is saying that thousands of people have been killed.

29:26Shankaracharya is saying that there is no arrangement.

29:29And this is the truth.

29:31There was mismanagement there.

29:34There was no proper arrangement there.

29:37Many people were killed there,

29:39of whom there is no count.

29:42India Today's Rahul Kawal had an exclusive conversation

29:45with the head of the Juna Akhara, Swami Avdeshanand.

29:48Listen in.

29:51Swami Avdeshanand ji, we have also seen that

29:54many political opposition parties

29:57have attacked the Juna Akhara.

29:59Congress leaders say that

30:01you will not get food by bathing in Gangaji,

30:03poverty will not be eliminated.

30:05The government's priorities are wrong.

30:07This is a publicity stunt for TV.

30:09Mamata Banerjee said that

30:11death is the order,

30:13they respect the Mahakum,

30:15they respect Ganga Ma,

30:17but this was the death order.

30:19There were also stampedes here,

30:21in Prayag, at Delhi Railway Station.

30:23How do you see the way the opposition parties

30:26have attacked the Juna Akhara?

30:30Look, we have prayed for those

30:32who have died in that crowd.

30:34And it was really a matter of pain.

30:37And prayers have been made for them continuously.

30:40But the truth is that

30:42it has also given economic progress.

30:44Those who are saying that

30:46they will not get food,

30:48there was an economic upheaval.

30:50Those who were saying that

30:52it has not happened,

30:54they should have understood

30:56the faith of India.

30:58As far as water is concerned,

31:00there is cleanliness, purity,

31:02purity, divinity in water.

31:04There is a unique,

31:06Brahma-rasa in water.

31:08There is no impurity,

31:10no impurity in it.

31:12It is all beneficial.

31:14The faith and the divine

31:16immortality that India is experiencing,

31:18they should experience it.

31:20They should not disrespect

31:22the values of the Juna Akhara.

31:24They should not disrespect

31:26the values of India.

31:28They should not look at

31:30the faith of India

31:32from a political point of view.

31:52They are standing with the Afghan women.

31:56Taliban bar women and girls from playing sports.

31:58And now we are seeing

32:00that this aspect of the Taliban government

32:02is something that has taken center stage

32:04at the Champions Trophy.

32:06There is a big message which is being sent out

32:08by the England team.

32:10England team's big message to the Taliban regime.

32:12The skipper says that they all,

32:14the entire team is standing with the Afghan women.

32:16The captain of the

32:18Afghanistan cricket team, however,

32:20says that they are only cricketers.

32:22They have no control over politics

32:24or over policies.

32:50Women and girls in Afghanistan

32:52at the moment and the struggles that they are

32:54facing. But we hope that

32:56the game tomorrow

32:58can be a source of hope and

33:00enjoyment in what's obviously a tough time

33:02at the moment.

33:04So I think

33:06we're really excited about the match.

33:08Sport has a great

33:10power to unite people and

33:12give hope. And that's what we hope this

33:14game will do. As I said in the last

33:16press also that

33:18we are cricket players,

33:20we are sports persons,

33:22sportsmen. So

33:24what we control is we control what

33:26we can do in the ground, inside the ground.

33:28So we

33:30don't worry about what's happening

33:32out of the ground.

33:34That not

33:36can do anything

33:38with our confidence. We

33:40play hard, we work hard, we

33:42have good net sessions.

33:44So

33:46that's what we're thinking of

33:48and we only can

33:50do what we can do in the ground.

33:52My colleague Nitin Shrivastav is now joining me

33:54on the story. Nitin, this time we have seen

33:56the Champions Trophy seeing a lot of

33:58politics. And now with this message,

34:00the politics is once again back at the

34:02center stage with regards to the Champions

34:04Trophy.

34:06Well of course, there is a clear message

34:08to Afghans, especially Taliban

34:10because

34:12women are not

34:14free to take part in

34:16sports and when it comes

34:18to education, it is the same.

34:20But again, Taliban

34:22took over in 21 and since

34:24then there is no

34:26women's participation in any sports.

34:28And that is why if you go back

34:30Australia had denied to play

34:32ODIs with Afghanistan.

34:34Now recently,

34:36few months back

34:38British lawmakers also

34:40had urged England

34:42to not play their matches

34:44in the Champions Trophy against

34:46Afghanistan. But now

34:48as we heard of

34:50what the captains were trying

34:52to say,

34:54England clearly said that they are really sad

34:56to see the situation

34:58of women in Afghanistan,

35:00especially the sportspersons.

35:02But they can't avoid it,

35:04they can't ignore to play any

35:06tournament or any matches

35:08against Afghanistan.

35:10Similarly,

35:12Afghanistan captain also said

35:14that he cannot control what exactly

35:16is going on in Afghanistan as far as

35:18the women's participation is concerned.

35:20But they can only

35:22play as their privates.

35:24There is a clear cut message,

35:26but again, it is highly

35:28regulated body.

35:30And you know, Afghanistan

35:32is a

35:34scene

35:36which always try and say

35:38that women should also

35:40play. But it is something

35:42very serious.

35:44Stay on with me, we've got some more breaking news

35:46coming in with regards to the Champions Trophy.

36:06At the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

36:08in Pakistan, there was a match

36:10going on between New Zealand and Bangladesh.

36:12The intruder was carrying

36:14a picture of the Tehreek-e-Tabalik

36:16leader, Saad Rizvi.

36:18He somehow managed to get close

36:20to New Zealand cricketer, Rachin Ravindra

36:22and hugged him.

36:24The incident occurred when New Zealand was

36:26doing a run chase. Ranjit and

36:28Tom Lapp were right in the

36:30middle of the field when this incident took place.

36:36According to Nitin,

36:38Nitin is still with me on the story.

36:40Nitin, we are seeing that this actually

36:42was a major breach and in the visuals

36:44we can clearly see this man

36:46running on to the field,

36:48hugging the cricketer and then being

36:50forced to leave the stadium.

36:52Well, of course, it is a major

36:54security breach and since the Champions

36:56Trophy is happening in Pakistan,

36:58it is going to be our biggest

37:00tough spot for Pakistan

37:02cricket to maintain its

37:04security for each and everyone

37:06who are there, be it

37:08cricketers or be it fans.

37:10As we saw in the images,

37:12the views were that some

37:14intruder was trying to get

37:16hold of Rachin Ravindra.

37:18But Pakistan cricket board

37:20have issued a statement saying

37:22that we have taken control

37:24of all such things

37:26and this will not be repeated.

37:28The intruder was produced

37:30before the court and he was

37:32banned to attend

37:34any matches in Pakistan.

37:36So, as far as the security

37:38and safety of players is concerned,

37:40Pakistan cricket board is saying

37:42that that is paramount and we

37:44will make sure that such incidents

37:46should not happen in the future games.

37:48Nitin for giving us those details,

37:50there was a massive security breach

37:52during the match that took place

37:54between Bangladesh and New Zealand.

37:56A man invaded the pitch during

37:58the New Zealand-Bangladesh match.

38:02We are moving on

38:04to the state of Maharashtra

38:06where Beer Biceps has now

38:08given a statement to the police

38:10with regards to the vulgar joke

38:12that he made and the big

38:14controversy that followed.

38:16Beer Biceps admits that

38:18he did make a mistake because

38:20he made a crass comment.

38:22He committed a mistake by making

38:24these remarks. This is a statement

38:26being given by Ranveer Alabadia.

38:28He also went ahead and said

38:30he attended the show because

38:32Samay is a friend of his.

38:34Ranveer grilled over the sex with

38:36parents joke. It's a big controversy

38:38that took place after

38:40Ranveer Alabadia made that crass

38:42comment on India's Got Latent show.

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42:16states like Tamil Nadu and other southern states. But in the northern states, they have

42:21not followed. Delimitation is based on population. Our population will be less in India. So that

42:33will affect the number of constituencies in the state. Already we have lost two constituencies.

42:37Earlier we had 41. In 1971's delimitation, we had lost two constituencies. Now we may

42:45have to lose more constituencies. Then our representation will be less in the parliament.

42:51The chief minister wants to distract the people's attention from some real issues which are

42:56facing the state. Just like how they're talking about Hindi imposition, which is nowhere there.

43:02The delimitation process has been going on from 1952 when the Congress was in power.

43:07The process of census is very important. It has to be taken to make sure that we are able

43:11to understand the composition of the people so reservation can be brought about. So is

43:17the chief minister against reservation? Can we take it that way?

43:23Moving on to the state of Kerala from where a horrifying case of multiple murders has

43:27shaken the town of Thiruvananthapuram. A 23-year-old man has brutally killed five people, including

43:33four from his own family. Now this is a shocking case of a crime spree which has come to the

43:38fore. In fact, a sixth victim is very critical and has been admitted in a private hospital.

43:55A spine-chilling murder from God's own country has sent shockwaves across the nation. 23-year-old

44:04Afan walked into a police station in the suburbs of state capital Thiruvananthapuram and made a

44:09confession that sent the force into a fizzy. Afan told the police that he had killed six people,

44:15including his mother, teenage brother, grandmother, paternal uncle, aunt and a young woman who is

44:22said to be his girlfriend. But his mother, who Afan thought he had killed, survived.

44:27Her condition remains critical.

44:57The accused allegedly struck his brother and girlfriend multiple times on the head with a

45:03hammer. Afan's behavior displayed psychotic patterns as he scattered several 500 notes

45:10around the body of his younger brother, as per the police. According to the police, Afan took a

45:16hammer with him when he first went to his grandmother's house before proceeding to kill

45:20others at three different locations.

45:44Locals who saw Afan between the murders told the police that he appeared unfazed and showed no

45:50signs of distress.

46:20The police say that Afan was a drug abuser.

46:50But a murder of this kind has been very rare, and it's definitely been a shocking news for

46:58everybody who's heard this since yesterday.

47:03With video, journalist Inquira Shekhar Shibimolke for India Today from Thiruvananthapuram.

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