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New Indian Express
a day ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
New SOP for big events, says Home Minister G Parameshwara
BENGALURU: A new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be introduced for large-scale meetings, events, and victory celebrations, Home Minister G Parameshwara said after inspecting the M Chinnaswamy Stadium along with senior police officials, where the stampede occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Abandoned shoes, slippers, flags and broken glass doors littered the footpath outside the stadium. Parameshwara told reporters, 'An incident like the one that occurred on Wednesday has never happened in the cricketing history of the state. The Chief Minister has collected various inputs and ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. Strict action will be taken against those responsible, regardless of who they are. It was estimated that one lakh people would gather in front of Vidhana Soudha. At the stadium, around 40,000 people were inside, while an estimated 2.5 lakh people were outside.'
Hans India
a day ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Karnataka mulls new SOP for mega events
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government will formulate a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mega events, meetings and celebrations aimed at preventing any untoward incidents, state Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday. The initiative comes in the wake of a stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday that claimed 11 lives. Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said that the government will take strict measures to identify the lapses that led to the stampede near the stadium, where many people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka government plans SOP to prevent mega event disasters
Bengaluru: The state govt has decided to frame a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to regulate mega events, meetings and public celebrations. Home minister G Parameshwara Thursday maintained the govt hadn't initiated the RCB victory celebrations. "We didn't make any request to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru franchise or the Karnataka State Cricket Association in this regard; they had organised the victory celebration event," he said. "The govt also felt it should felicitate the players and be a part of the celebration because it was a Bengaluru team. That's all." He inspected the stadium and said stampedes had occurred at gates 6, 7, 2, 2A, 16, 17, 18, and 21. "There are no examples of so many people gathering in one place like this, it was an unfortunate incident," the minister said, adding that the SOP will be enforced to ensure safety norms are followed strictly at mass gatherings. Meanwhile, experts, who have worked in manning huge crowds, said clear, repeated communication — through loudspeakers, LED screens, and megaphones — is critical in crowd control to prevent panic. Misinformation, such as claims of free entry and conflicting ticketing updates, added to the chaos. The narrow corridors around the stadium were ill-suited for such gatherings, highlighting the need for larger venues like BIEC. They also stressed that medical support, emergency response teams, and coordination with local hospitals is essential. There should be a central event control room, and responsibilities must be clearly divided among stakeholders. The belief that events can't be managed on short notice is flawed; mega events can be safely executed with proper planning and stakeholder involvement, experts said.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
After Bengaluru Stampede, Karnataka To Draft New Guidelines For Mega Events
Bengaluru: Karnataka government will formulate a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mega events, meetings and celebrations aimed at preventing any untoward incidents, state Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday. The initiative comes in the wake of the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday that claimed 11 lives. Speaking to reporters, Mr Parameshwara said that the government will take strict measures identifying the lapses that led to the stampede near the stadium, where a large number of people had thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. Eleven people have died and 56 have been injured in the incident. Among the injured, 46 have gone back home after the treatment, while 10 are at hospital and their condition is not serious according to doctors. "Aimed at preventing such incidents, the government, the home department will formulate a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). We will give instructions that from now on any mega events, meetings and celebrations, should be held within the framework of the directions issued by the police department," Mr Parameshwara said. A new SOP will be formulated to ensure that such incidents never happen in the future, he said. "Such deaths shouldn't happen, innocents should not die, looking at the dead bodies it pains of them were youngsters in 20-25 years of age. They came happily to celebrate, they wouldn't have expected to lose their lives. We will take strict measures identifying the lapses," he added. Stating that such an incident never happened in the state's cricketing history, Mr Parameshwara said, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held a meeting yesterday and has ordered for a megestrial inquiry into the incident under the leadership of Bengaluru Urban Deputy Commissioner. "If any lapses are found, strict action will be taken against whoever is responsible," he said, adding that he didn't want to go into details, because an inquiry has been ordered. Respondent to a question about government not taking adequate measures and lapses on its part, the Home Minister said, "as you are aware there were celebrations (for RCB victory) almost entire Tuesday night on streets of Bengaluru. Again in the morning (Wednesday) atmosphere for this celebration (with team landing in city) was community in a way was in celebration frenzy." "No one expected about three lakh people to come against the stadium's capacity of 30 thousand. According to information from Bangalore Metro around 8.7 lakh people travelled till 11pm (on Wednesday). You imagine how much crowd had come," he said. Mr Parameshwara said he would be visiting the incident site near the stadium and will also hold discussions with the RCB and Karnataka State Cricket Association representatives. Asked about the FIR reportedly not being registered in connection with the incident, he said, "anything technical, I will discuss with the Police Commissioner and DGP." On questions being asked as to who will take the responsibility for deaths, the Minister said, on getting to know about the lapses, responsibilities can be fixed. Expressing relief that no untoward incident took place at the RCB team felicitation event in front of Vidhana Soudha, he said, "I heard about some sticks being thrown at the media alleging they obstructed the 2-3 hours as the felicitation event had to be organised, some lapses might have happened." To a question about allegations that the government neglected senior officials' suggestions against holding the event in haste, he said, "there are such claims, let's see who said and when."
India Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Government ignored Bengaluru cops' request to hold RCB event on Sunday: Sources
The Karnataka government proceeded with the RCB felicitation ceremony the day after their IPL victory, despite Bengaluru Police suggesting it be held on Sunday for logistical and security reasons, top sources revealed to India had reportedly recommended Sunday, being a non-working day, would ensure minimal traffic disruption while also providing adequate time to plan security arrangements and set up worked late into the nights of June 3 and 4, reportedly till 4 am, to manage crowds that had poured onto the streets of Bengaluru after RCB's IPL win. Given the exhausting shifts, police officials said being deployed again early the next morning for another high-pressure event would be 'draining,' according to sources. Despite these concerns being clearly communicated to the government, the administration was adamant, and chose to go ahead with the ceremony the very next Home Minister G Parameshwara, however, distanced the government from the planning.'It's not us. We didn't make any request to RCB or Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) regarding the celebrations. They organised it. We just felt that since it was a Bengaluru team, the government should be part of the celebration. That's all," he BJP president BY Vijayendra questioned the urgency behind the government's decision. 'What was the hurry to hold this event? Even if someone else arranged it, why did the government approve it? It could've easily been held 3 to 7 days later,' he R Ashoka, too, questioned the rush to organise the event, saying, "The government must take full responsibility for this incident. What would have gone wrong if the event was held later? Why were they in such a hurry? This is not 'Brand Bengaluru', this is the death of Bengaluru.'Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar noted that 5,000 police personnel were deployed to manage the crowd during the event. The BJP, however, alleged that the government prioritised politics and publicity over fan stampede that occurred outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru resulted in 11 deaths, leaving many Watch IN THIS STORY#Karnataka
