New Delhi: Despite being slammed, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav went ahead with the grand night at Saifai Mahotsav and there the man in charge of law and order Agra, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar Inspector General Ashutosh Pande was seen sitting at the feet of CM during the event.
Several Bollywood stars including Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit had come to Saifai to entertain SP leaders.
As per reports, apart from Salman, Madhuri and Deepika, Ranveer Singh, Mallika Sherawat, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan were flown to Saifai on seven chartered jets.
The grand finale was barred from being telecast live, after criticism of the even grew.
Criticism of the event, into its 15th edition, mounted after reports emerged that 34 children had died at the relief camps in view of lack of facilities to tackle the bitter cold that has swept the region.