RCB victory parade stampede: Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar calls for calm, says ‘we shortened the programme'
Defending his administration after at least 10 people were feared dead in a stampede-like situation outside the Chinnaswamy stadium, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that he has spoken to the Police Commissioner and his government had shortened the programme organised to honour the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Men's Cricket Team on Wednesday.
The RCB team clinched the Indian Premier League Title for the first time in 18 years after defeating Punjab Kings by six runs in the final. A large crowd had gathered during the day as a victory parade was scheduled to be held in the evening, which led to a stampede-like situation.
Those injured have been carried to hospitals and Shivakumar said he will visit them later, to not 'disturb the doctors taking care of the patients,' according to news agency ANI.
'I have spoken to the Police Commissioner and everyone. I will also go to the hospital later. I do not want to disturb the doctors who are taking care of the patients. The exact number cannot be told now. We appeal to the people to remain calm. We shortened the programme. The programme ended within 10 minutes. We are trying to make everything normal…Lakhs of people came.'
#WATCH | Bengaluru | Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, 'I have spoken to the Police Commissioner and everyone. I will also go to the hospital later. I do not want to disturb the doctors who are taking care of the patients. The exact number cannot be told now. We appeal to… pic.twitter.com/yo5cLfHYfX
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2025
Shivakumar, had in one of the first statements after the stampede-like situation broke out, asserted that this was not a 'controllable crowd,' and 'apologised' to the people of Bengaluru for not holding an open-bus victory parade or a 'procession'.
'I apologise to all the people of Bengaluru and Karnataka. We wanted to take out a procession, but the crowd is uncontrollable,' he had said earlier in the evening, adding that the police denied permission to hold an open-bus victory parade as the 'crowd gathered more than they anticipated'.
Meanwhile, a war of words broke out in the political sphere, with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party
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