Joshi seeks Siddaramaiah's resignation over 11 lives lost in stampede during RCB celebrations
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi has demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on moral grounds over the stampede incident in which 11 persons died.
Speaking to presspersons in Hubballi on Monday, Mr. Joshi lambasted the State government over the stampede incident and demanded that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar should be dropped from the Cabinet.
He also sought to know why the programme was conducted when the Police Department had advised against holding it. Eleven people lost their lives because of their (Congress government) craze for taking credit, he said.
Mr. Siddaramaiah should be ashamed of comparing the stampede during the victory celebration in Bengaluru with the stampede during Maha Kumbh Mela, he said.
Accusing Mr. Siddaramaiah of being partisan in taking action, he said that while his aide Govindraj has been divested of his responsibilities, Hemanth Nimbalkar who failed in discharging his responsibilities has been just transferred out of his post and not suspended.
Stating that the Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada district is indiscriminately filing cases against Hindutva activists, Mr. Joshi asked him not to behave like a 'Congress worker'. He said that he will go to Mangaluru and will see how many cases the Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police will file against him and his party workers. Mr. Joshi asked the Superintendent of Police to act in accordance with the law.
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