US EditionChinnaswamy Stampede: RCB Marketing Head Tells Karnataka High Court Arrests Are Selective, Caused by CM Pressure
- On June 4 evening in Bengaluru, a stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium during the RCB IPL victory felicitation killed 11 people and injured 56.
- The event was held despite warnings from Bengaluru Police, leading the Congress high command to reprimand CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM Shivakumar for poor coordination.
- Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar traveled to Delhi Tuesday to update Congress leaders amid increasing public outrage and calls from the opposition for their resignations.
- The government suspended five senior police officers, ordered a magisterial probe, a commission led by retired judge John Michael D'Cunha, and a CID investigation to determine accountability.
- The incident intensified scrutiny of the state government, triggered legal challenges for RCB, and pressed the Congress high command to urge a 'clear-cut pro-people attitude' to restore public trust.
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IPL stampede: Congress high command ‘reprimands’ CM, Dy. CM
The Congress high command has reportedly reprimanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, asking what were the State government’s need and urgency to hold the felicitation function, that too without adhering to norms, for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
CM Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar in Delhi to brief party high command on stampede case
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar reached Delhi on Tuesday to brief the Congress high command about the June 4 Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede, which claimed 11 lives. Both leaders departed for Delhi on the same flight at 7 a.m. Sources revealed that Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will personally speak with the duo about the incident. The Congress high command is con…
IPL stampede: Congress excessive command ‘reprimands’ CM, Dy. CM
The Congress excessive command has reportedly reprimanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.Ok. Shivakumar, asking what have been the State authorities’s want and urgency to carry the felicitation operate, that too with out adhering to norms, for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). With public anger showing to be increase in opposition to the federal government and the matter pending earlier than the Excessive Courtroom of K…
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