Karnataka: Siddaramaiah government mulls bill on crowd control post Bengaluru stampede; 'Rohith Vemula Bill' also on the cards
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NEW DELHI: Karnataka government is planning to roll out a bill on crowd control and management, according to state law and Parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil. This comes in the wake of tragic stampede on June 4 that killed 11 people in Bengaluru.
Other bills that are set to be tabled include Rohith Vemula Bill, 2025; Karnataka misinformation, fake news prohibition Bill, 2025; Karnataka hate speech and hate crimes prevention Bill, 2025, the minister informed.
"Four bills were proposed today -- Karnataka crowd control, managing crowd at events and venue of mass gathering Bill, 2025; Karnataka Rohith Vemula Bill, 2025; Karnataka misinformation, fake news prohibition Bill, 2025; Karnataka hate speech and hate crimes prevention Bill, 2025," Patil told reporters on Thursday.
He added that "these Bills were proposed at the meeting today. I mentioned that on some Bills there is a need for a detailed discussion. It has been decided that before the next cabinet meeting, concerned ministers will meet and discuss and bring the Bills before the cabinet."
The stampede took place on the evening of June 4 outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, where massive crowds had gathered to join the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team's IPL victory celebrations.
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The incident resulted in 11 deaths and left 56 others injured.
Top Congress leadership, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, had called upon the state leadership to take accountability post stampede, reportedly saying that "human lives are of great value" to the party and that the administration must be responsive, unlike the BJP in Uttar Pradesh or the Left government in Kerala.
Additionally, the proposed draft of the Rohith Vemula Bill reportedly includes provisions for compensation of up to Rs 1 lakh for students subjected to caste-based discrimination in higher education institutions.
It also recommends a one-year jail sentence and a fine of Rs 10,000 for those found guilty.
In April, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to introduce the "Rohith Vemula Act" to prevent caste-based discrimination within the education system. Rohith Vemula, a Dalit student from Hyderabad, died by suicide in 2016 after facing caste-based discrimination.
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