The Karnataka BJP Tuesday held a protest at Freedom Park within the metropolis, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and Dwelling Minister G Parameshwara over the Bengaluru stampede. In the course of the demonstration, the BJP leaders reiterated their demand for a three-day particular Meeting session to debate the tragedy.
Siddaramaiah, nevertheless, hit again on the Opposition by pointing to the tragedies that had taken place through the BJP’s rule and mentioned that the celebration had no ethical authority to demand the resignation of leaders in Karnataka. Eleven individuals have been killed within the stampede that occurred on June 4 exterior M Chinnaswamy Stadium, a day after Royal Challengers Bengaluru received their maiden Indian Premier League title.
After the protest, Chief of Opposition R Ashok mentioned the Karnataka Excessive Court docket taking over a case suo motu concerning the stampede confirmed that the courtroom didn’t belief the federal government. Commenting on a number of probes launched into the stampede, he mentioned that there was no readability on any of the investigations introduced by the state.
Ashok alleged that individuals misplaced their lives as “CM Siddaramaiah and his household (have been) taking photographs with cricketers”, contending that the federal government itself invited individuals to Vidhana Soudha. “Had they not issued such an invite, this tragedy wouldn’t have occurred,” he mentioned, demanding a three-day particular session of the legislature.
Responding to the identical, Siddaramaiah issued an announcement saying, “BJP leaders within the state, first, to launch a listing of BJP leaders who resigned throughout related incidents prior to now earlier than demanding our resignation.”
Calling the stampede at Chinnaswamy an “unlucky accident”, he mentioned that the state authorities had accountability for the incident. “We have now suspended senior cops, together with the Bengaluru metropolis police commissioner, and transferred the chief of the state intelligence division. My political secretary has additionally been relieved of his duties,” he mentioned.
The protests by BJP leaders, regardless of measures taken by the federal government, make it evident that their motives are political and never pushed by real concern for the individuals, he mentioned. “Politicising tragedies just isn’t new to the BJP. It’s ingrained of their DNA to pounce like vultures over each incident of demise, accident, or violence,” the CM mentioned.
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Siddaramaiah mentioned that he felt “compelled to reveal their hypocrisy by bringing sure incidents through the BJP rule to the eye of the individuals. “In 2002, through the Gujarat riots, roughly 2,000 harmless individuals from varied communities misplaced their lives. Regardless of prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s suggestion to take duty and resign, then chief minister Narendra Modi neither stepped down nor expressed any regret up to now. These demanding our resignation ought to first deal with this,” he mentioned.
Siddaramaiah sought accountability over the terrorist assault in Pahalgam, the violence in Manipur during the last two years, the Morbi Bridge collapse in Gujarat that claimed 140 lives and the stampede on the Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh earlier this yr.
“Within the stampede case, preliminary motion has been taken in opposition to those that appeared negligent. A complete and neutral investigation is being carried out underneath the management of a retired choose. Based mostly on the fee’s report, strict motion shall be taken in opposition to the culprits with out hesitation,” he mentioned.