“We stayed put and did not move while some of you ran outside. If we had moved earlier you would have written CM bhaag gaye,” Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said after state was rocked by a tremor on Tuesday.
CM was participating in a function of Transport department held at his official residence 5, Kalidas Marg, when tremors were felt at 12.35 pm. Principal Secretary Transport Arvind Singh was giving details about the projects which CM was to inaugurate. First tremor was felt and 12.35 pm. Journalists threw meaningful glances and when the second tremor came people ran outside. At that time security came forward and asked CM to move out of the meeting hall.
“I saw some of you sitting at the back started running outside. I did not move initially because had I moved earlier you would have made fun of me. You would have said “Mukhyta mantra bhaag gaye”, he said during his speech.
He said he came to know about the tremor from journalists. “You pre-warned me about quake. This helped us to evacuate the hall quickly. People do not die of quake. They die of fallen debris. If one can move out in open he can save his life,” he said. later CM told The Pioneer tremor was strong. “I did not feel the first tremor but second one was strong. I think that lasted for almost a minute,” he said.