Wrong to call us abettors of RCB stampede: CM hits back at Oppn

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday refuted the allegations of the government abetting the stampede during Royal Chailengers Bengaluru's victory parade as “baseless and politically motivated,” and asserted that the responsibility lied with the event's organisers and lapses in police management.

- Arun Dev

Replying toa discussion in the assembly on the June 4 stampede, Siddaramaiah said, “Calling us abettors is wrong. The people and members of this Assembly will decide on that. When stampedes, bridge collapses and oxygen shortages killed hundreds in BJP-ruled states, did you ever call your governments abettors? When Rajkumar’s death in 2006 led to stampede deaths, or when farmers were killed in Haveri police firing, did you