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
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the caste census would be redone to allay doubts of various communities over the sanctity of data.
"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.
Opposition Leader R. Ashok and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy visited the home of Bhumik, an engineering student from Belur Taluk, Hassan district, who died in a stampede during RCB's victory celebration, to console the family.
BJP leaders led by Opposition Leader R. Ashoka are scheduled to visit the residence of Bhoomik from Dasarahalli, who died in the stampede during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) celebration.