The SP chief earlier arrived at UP police headquarters amid demand from party workers for an immediate release of Agarwal.

Prashant Kishor began a statewide foot march last year in what was seen as an attempt to develop grassroot connect.

Joshimath sinking: The state government is reported to have declared "all nine municipal wards" of the town as disaster-affected.

Earlier in the day, a co-passenger of the victim revealed that the woman was not given a seat in the first-class section after the incident despite it being almost vacant.

Nitish Kumar made the comments during an event in Vaishali.

Akhilesh Yadav arrived at the UP police headquarters on Sunday morning after a Samajwadi Party officer bearer was arrested for allegedly making indecent and derogatory remarks on social media.

"Then it was said we will not get good response when the Yatra passes through the Hindi belt, but in Madhya Pradesh there was even more improvement to the response. When we reached Haryana, it was said it is a BJP-ruled state, but here too the response was overwhelming. As we are moving forward, the response is improving," he said.

Cooperative Republic of Guyana president Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be the chief guest at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention. Australian MP Zaneta Mascarenhas will be the Guest of Honour while Suriname president Chandrikapersad Santokhi will be the Special Guest of Honour.

In one of the most horrific terrorist attacks in the country's history, 166 people were killed and over 300 injured as 10 heavily-armed terrorists from Pakistan created mayhem in Mumbai on November 26, 2008.