Karnataka government to give Rs 10 lakh for kin of those who died

The Karnataka government has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of those who died in the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengalurursquos IPL victory celebrations on Wednesday Addressing a press conference Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government will also provide free treatment to those injured in the incidentKarnataka Chief Minister SiddaramaiahldquoA major tragedy occurred during the victory celebrations near Chinnaswamy Stadium The government has announced a compensation of R10 lakh for the families of the deceased and will provide free medical treatment to the injuredrdquo the CM stated Siddaramaiah added ldquoEleven people died and 33 were injured in the stampede This tragedy should not have happened The government expresses its deepest condolencesrdquoInquiry orderedA car is damaged as fans climb over it outside the stadium yesterday PicAFPThe chief minister also announced a magisterial inquiry into the incident ldquoI dont want to defend this tragedy Our government will not politicise it Irsquove ordered a magisterial inquiry and given 15 daysrsquo time for a report People even broke the stadium gates No one expected such a massive crowd The stadium has a capacity of 35000 but nearly 2ndash3 lakh people turned uprdquo Siddaramaiah saidModi condoles deathsPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident calling it ldquoabsolutely heartrendingrdquo on Wednesday In a statement from the Prime Ministerrsquos Office Modi said ldquoThe mishap in Bengaluru is absolutely heartrending In this tragic hour my thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones I pray for the speedy recovery of those injuredrdquoImprove safety KhargeCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge also expressed his condolences on X describing the incident as profoundly distressing on Wednesday ldquoI am deeply saddened by the tragic stampede in Bengaluru The loss of lives and the injuries are deeply distressing My thoughts and prayers are with the affected families I wish the injured a speedy recoveryrdquo he said Kharge urged the authorities to immediately review and strengthen safety protocols to avoid such tragedies in future He added that the Congress party stands in solidarity with the people of Bengaluru and supports all efforts to provide relief and assistance to the affected familiesBJP wants resignationsBJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla demanded the resignations of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and the state Home Minister on Wednesday He also criticised the state government for continuing the celebrations despite the tragedy calling it ldquoinsensitiverdquo and ldquoirresponsiblerdquoRCB statementAn injured man at the Bowring hospital yesterday PicPTIWe are deeply anguished by the unfortunate incidents that have come to light regarding public gatherings all over Bengaluru in anticipation of the teamrsquos arrival The safety and wellbeing of everyone is of utmost importance to us RCB mourns the tragic loss of lives and we extend our heartfelt condolences to the affected families Immediately upon being made aware of the situation we amended our programme and followed the guidance and advice of the local administrationCrowd broke gates DK ShivakumarBengaluru Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the crowd broke the gates and there was a stampedelike situation near the Chinnaswamy Stadium where a large number of people had gathered to participate in the RCB victory celebrationsKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar talking to the media following the stampede PicPTIldquoThere was a huge crowd We saw it from the airport itself so we decided to cancel the procession and brought them the team in a closed vehicle There was a request to hold a procession at least from Vidhana Soudha But due to the rain the crowd became uncontrollable so we cancelled that procession toordquo Shivakumar said ldquoEven at the stadium there were arrangements for a onehour programme We instructed that it be concluded within 10ndash15 minutes and it was done accordinglyrdquo he addedThis was not a BCCI event says IPL chairman DhumalIPL Chairman Arun Dhumal said that as soon as he was informed about the tragedy unfolding outside the stadium he instructed the organisers to wrap up the proceedings ldquoWhatever inquiry needs to be conducted the authorities concerned will carry it out It was not a BCCI event It is sad and tragic The celebrations turned into a tragedy Our heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved onesrdquo Dhumal told PTIIPL Chairman Arun Dhumal File picldquoI am not even aware whether it was a planned event or an unplanned one Whether fans were supposed to come or they came on their own When I spoke to the RCB officials there was so much noise inside the stadium that they probably didnrsquot know what was happening outside When I informed them they assured me they would wind up the event immediatelyrdquo ldquoWe even curtailed a game in Dharamsala during the IPL ensuring that everyone was evacuated safely Not a single person was hurt thererdquo he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever