B'luru stampede: K'taka CM explains why RCB event continued; says 'I went as invitee'

MYSURU/BENGALURU: Chief curate Siddaramaiah connected Sunday sought to region his govt from the 11 deaths successful a stampede extracurricular M Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL triumph celebrations connected June 4, saying helium had okayed lone the state-organised lawsuit astatine Vidhana Soudha wherever thing untoward happened.Blaming suspended constabulary commissioner B Dayananda, helium said helium was informed astir the stampede astatine 5.45pm, astir 2 hours aft it occurred.The CM's statements came arsenic absorption BJP demanded a three-day peculiar legislative league to sermon the stampede. The enactment besides plans to conscionable politician Thaawarchand Gehlot and President Droupadi Murmu to question dismissal of the Congress-led govt.

Talking to reporters successful Mysuru, Siddaramaiah pushed back, saying, "Govt has done thing wrong.

Where did it happen? At the stadium. Did thing untoward hap astatine Vidhana Soudha? All those liable person been suspended oregon taken into custody." Four people, including an RCB apical executive, person been arrested truthful far.The CM denied immoderate embarrassment to his govt, though helium admitted being pained. "Such a calamity has ne'er occurred connected my watch," helium said, blaming RCB, Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and Bengaluru constabulary for mismanaging assemblage power and communication.

Siddaramaiah said helium was informed of the stampede lone astatine 5.45pm. Crowds had begun to stitchery astatine Vidhana Soudha and the stadium done the day and a stampede broke retired . The CM said the deaths were reported astatine the infirmary astatine 3.50pm. "I'm the caput of govt. Bengaluru constabulary commissioner B Dayananda should person informed maine during the Vidhana Soudha celebrations. He didn't." The squad was felicitated astatine Vidhana Soudha, the authorities legislature, aft which it moved to the stadium.The CM said Dayananda, governmental caput Govindraju, and ADGP (intelligence) Hemant Nimbalkar person been removed from their posts. He defended elder bureaucrats, saying main caput Shalini Rajneesh approved the lawsuit aft constabulary assured capable security. The CM insisted KSCA led the Vidhana Soudha lawsuit and formally invited him. "They told maine adjacent politician Gehlot was attending. I wasn't invited to the stadium," helium said.BJP accused govt of ignoring information warnings and breaching norms. R Ashoka and Chaluvadi Narayanswamy - BJP's person of absorption successful the assembly and legislative council, respectively - said the enactment would formally constitute to Siddaramaiah, assembly talker UT Khader, and assembly president Basavaraj Horatti to request the session.Ashoka cited letters from Vidhana Soudha DCP MN Karibasavana Gowda and PWD officials informing against hosting a ample assemblage astatine the assembly complex. "The DCP asked for CCTV cameras and an anti-drone system. None were installed," the BJP functionary said. He said the PWD constricted the signifier to 60x20ft with 25 seats, but implicit 200 radical were present, including the CM's grandson.Ashoka said 95 BJP MLAs, including Horatti, would donate a month's wage each to compensate the 11 victims' families.