Bengaluru (Karnataka), June 6, 2025 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for politicising the recent stampede at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed 11 lives. His remarks came after the BJP accused the Congress-led state government of making the police a "scapegoat" in the incident.CM Siddaramaiah said the state government has already taken action against officials who were found to be "visibly responsible" and "negligent in their duty.""They are doing it for politics. I don't do politics. We have taken action against those who were visibly responsible and found to be negligent in their duty," the Chief Minister said here. Meanwhile, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra accused the state government of only acting when pressure was put on them. "The state government has acted only after coming under pressure... Action has been taken against RCB and the Karnataka Cricket Association. Chief Minister suddenly suspended senior police officers, including the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, and five other officials," Vijayendra said.
