<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a stampede outside a temple in Rajasthan's Sikar.</p>.<p>Three women were killed and four injured in the stampede.</p>.<p>"The news of stampede at Khatu Shyam ji's fair in Sikar, Rajasthan is very saddening. I wish the injured a speedy recovery and peace to the departed souls and also express my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives," Gandhi said in a Facebook post in Hindi.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/pm-condoles-deaths-in-stampede-at-rajasthan-temple-1134160.html" target="_blank">PM condoles deaths in stampede at Rajasthan temple</a></strong></p>.<p>"I appeal to all the Congress workers of Rajasthan to help the local people, along with the administration at the earliest," the former Congress chief said.</p>.<p>Long queues were seen outside the Khatu Shyam ji Temple as devotees had gathered on the occasion of 'Gyaras', an auspicious day as per Hindu calendar.</p>.<p>As soon as the temple opened at around 4.30 am, the devotees flocked for 'darshan'.</p>.<p>In one of the queues, a 63-year-old woman suffering from a heart ailment collapsed. Two women behind her also fell down due to the rush. They died in the stampede. </p>
<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a stampede outside a temple in Rajasthan's Sikar.</p>.<p>Three women were killed and four injured in the stampede.</p>.<p>"The news of stampede at Khatu Shyam ji's fair in Sikar, Rajasthan is very saddening. I wish the injured a speedy recovery and peace to the departed souls and also express my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives," Gandhi said in a Facebook post in Hindi.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read—<a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/pm-condoles-deaths-in-stampede-at-rajasthan-temple-1134160.html" target="_blank">PM condoles deaths in stampede at Rajasthan temple</a></strong></p>.<p>"I appeal to all the Congress workers of Rajasthan to help the local people, along with the administration at the earliest," the former Congress chief said.</p>.<p>Long queues were seen outside the Khatu Shyam ji Temple as devotees had gathered on the occasion of 'Gyaras', an auspicious day as per Hindu calendar.</p>.<p>As soon as the temple opened at around 4.30 am, the devotees flocked for 'darshan'.</p>.<p>In one of the queues, a 63-year-old woman suffering from a heart ailment collapsed. Two women behind her also fell down due to the rush. They died in the stampede. </p>