Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has  altogether a different story to tell in the whole Episode of Stampede  which claimed over 20 lives and injured 50  at Adalat Ghat in Patna yesterday. Nitish Kumar  refuted any reports that  the Deaths were caused  by Makeshift  bamboo bridge.
“This incident took place not because of the collapse of a temporary bridge made of bamboo but due to stampede,” Nitish Kumar told reporters at a press conference at his official residence.
Nitish Kumar said that he had asked Home Secretary Amir Subhani to inquire into the incident. “An inquiry would be conducted to identify the cause of stampede that resulted in the incident,” he said.
He said that the government would take action against those found guilty.
The Bamboo Bridge which allegedly triggered all Trouble
A police official said earlier that the “incident took place after a temporary bridge made of bamboo collapsed due to heavy rush of people…”
The city SP said the deaths were mainly the result of a stampede caused by a power cut that threw the area into darkness and not the collapse of the low-slung bamboo-and-rope bridge.
The temporary bridge had been constructed to enable devotees to reach the main bank, as the river has shifted its course away from the original bank.
“Between the river bank and the main course, there is a shallow stretch of dirty water, which is unfit for ‘Chhath’ rituals, said an official.
A district administration official said the the people were returning after offering prayers around sunset at Adalatganj ghat.
The government has announced a compensation of Rs.2 lakh to the next of kin of each of those killed, a district official said.
Over four lakh people from Patna and nearby areas gathered at different ghats for Chhath celebration, officials said.