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This comment from the chief minister comes after leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party accused the Congress authorities of “negligence” and “mismanagement.”
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addresses a press convention following the stampede throughout Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)’s victory celebrations, in Bengaluru (ANI Grab )
Eleven folks died and 33 sustained accidents within the stampede exterior Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium throughout RCB IPL win celebrations.
This comment from the state chief minister got here after leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress authorities of “negligence” and “mismanagement.”
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In response to the blame sport, the Congress chief highlighted the stampede on the Maha Kumbh 2025 mela, and mentioned that the state “did not criticise” the deaths.
“Such incidents happened in many places; I am not going to defend it by comparing them and saying that it happened here and there… 50-60 people died in Kumbh Mela. I did not criticise. If Congress criticises, then that is a different matter. Did I or the Karnataka government criticise?” the Karnataka CM mentioned.
“I don’t want to defend this incident. Our government will not do politics on this. I have ordered a magisterial inquiry and given 15 days. People even broke the gates of the stadium. There was a stampede. No one expected such a huge crowd. The stadium has a capacity of only 35,000 people, but 2-3 lakh people came,” CM Siddaramaiah added additional, as per ANI.
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The incident happened after a lot of followers gathered exterior the stadium in hopes of catching a glimpse of the RCB stars.
The group of Royal Challengers Bangalore was set to carry a victory procession to mark their first IPL title win in 18 years.
