Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka has written letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking urgent intervention and a comprehensive probe into the recent stampede in Bengaluru during the IPL victory celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), which claimed 11
Following the Bengaluru stampede on June 4, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to hold an apex council meeting on June 14 in order to discuss the new norms for the celebrations for the teams following their title triumph in their respective competition.
In the wake of the recent stampede in Bengaluru and mounting pressure from the BJP demanding the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Congress MP Manickam Tagore has firmly defended the state leadership and accused the BJP of politicising the incident.
On June 4, the stampede that occurred during celebrations outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Indian Premier League (IPL) victory celebrations claimed 11 lives.
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday lashed out at the Karnataka government for terming the Bengaluru stampede as an "accident" and said that it was a "state-sponsored murder."
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed the BJP's demand for his resignation over the Bengaluru stampede, accusing the party of "doing politics in everything".
Addressing the issue of caste survey in Karnataka, state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar asserted that the government knows the "sentiment of people" and "respect every life".
BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Tuesday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka for making the police a "scapegoat" in the Bengaluru stampede that left 11 people dead and several injured. He accused the Congress government of looting the people of Karnataka and making false promises to
"Discussions were held regarding the caste census as concerns were raised by some organisations, religious heads, and even a few ministers. The report submitted on the caste census has been accepted in principle. There is an agreement that a caste enumeration should be conducted. We have als
Venugopal said that as some people have "apprehensions" about the caste census data, the Congress top leadership has suggested that the Karnataka government re-enumerate the data.