"The mishap in Hassan, Karnataka, is heart-rending. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope those who have been injured recover at the earliest," the PMO said in a post on X.
"Yesterday, between 8 pm and 8:45 pm, a tanker lorry was found to have driven recklessly into a Ganpati immersion procession in Mosale Hosalli. 9 people died in this incident, and the driver was also injured. 6 villagers and 3 engineering students have died," IGP Boralingaiah told reporters
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Tuesday slammed the Congress government in the State over the stone pelting incident at Maddur in Mandya district during the Ganpati procession a day earlier.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the RSS and the BJP of disrupting peace in the state. He was reacting to the BJP delegation's proposed visit to Maddur in Mandya district, where tension rose after a stone pelting incident during the Ganpati procession.
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar over the stone pelting incident, which happened during a Ganpati procession in the state.
A total of 21 people have been arrested following the stone pelting incident and the subsequent protest which broke out in response. Earlier on Monday, police lathi charged the protesters in an effort to disperse the crowd.