The first bench of Madras HC Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan on a batch of petitions which sought SOPs to manage crowds better and prevent tragedies like the Karur stampede which killed 41 people back in September.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday to hold its first public meeting in Tamil Nadu following the Karur stampede incident, with actor and party founder Vijay addressing supporters at the Moongilpalayam Meeting Ground in Erode.
BJP MP Shashank Mani on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Mamata Banerjee over the chaos and vandalism at Lionel Messi's event at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. He said that the chaos reflects the total failure of the state government.
He criticised the BJP's handling of past incidents, pointing out the Kumbh Mela tragedy and the New Delhi railway station stampede, where many lives were lost. In contrast, he praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swift response to the chaos at Lionel Messi's event at Salt
After the stampede during the victory celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year, the stadium was deemed "unfit for large-scale events" by the Justice John Michael D'Cunha Commission tasked by the Karnataka government to investi
In its response, the TVK has claimed that the Tamil Nadu government's plea (counter-affidavit) lacks material facts and provides no valid reason to remove the jurisdiction of the CBI and the supervisory committee, constituted by the top court.
The Puducherry Police, led by Senior Superintendent of Police (Law & Order) R. Kalaivanan, granted permission for the event at the Expo Ground with attendance strictly capped at 5,000 people from the Union Territory.
The Tamil Nadu government has filed its response (counter-affidavit) in the Supreme Court seeking directions to set aside its decision to order a CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe into the Karur stampede case.
IPS officer Sumit Sharan, a member of the three-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Ajay Rastogi to oversee the CBI probe into the Karur stampede, arrived at the CBI office in Karur on Monday.
On September 27, a massive crowd had gathered during TVK Chief Vijay's public outreach event in the Velusamipuram area. A sudden stampede claimed the lives of 41 people, leaving the region in deep shock.