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Kharge Calls Bengaluru Stampede An 'Accident', Asks 'Did Anyone Resign After Kumbh?'

Earlier, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also made a similar comparison when asked about accountability following the Bengaluru stampede, which killed 11 people and injured several others.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Photo: PTI
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Amid the ongoing political turmoil over the June 4 stampede at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium, All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday termed the mishap "an accident", and compared the Karnataka government바카라s administrative steps with those during Uttar Pradesh바카라s Kumbh Mela in January, and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

바카라Did anyone resign for the stampede during the Kumbh Mela? I don바카라t speak much ... but lakhs took a dip in (Kumbh Mela) and I was criticised for one statement. We saw many dead bodies float away,바카라 Kharge told reporters, as per media reports.

Further commenting on the BJP바카라s demand that Karnataka Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister should resign over the incident, Kharge said, "It is definitely wrong and our leaders have apologised."

바카라It바카라s not just the case here, but even during Covid. Did Yogi resign for the stampede? If anything is intentional, then we will accordingly take steps. But this is an accident, it is definitely wrong, and our leaders have also apologised,바카라 he said.

Making a similar comparison on BJP's demand for his resignation over Bengaluru stampede, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "40-50 people died in a stampede at Kumbh Mela. Did they demand the chief minister's resignation then? A bridge collapsed on the day of the inauguration, and 140 people died. Did they demand the prime minister's resignation then?... The BJP has a habit of misleading people by telling lies and demanding resignations. The BJP does politics in everything."

Siddaramaiah also called the BJP바카라s demand for resignations over the RCB stampede 바카라purely political바카라 and accused the Opposition of playing blame games after the tragic incident.

바카라They always manipulate facts and mislead the public with fake information. Their demand for resignations has no basis,바카라 Siddaramaiah said.

On June 4, the stampede occurred when lakhs of RCB fans assembled at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4 to celebrate the franchise's maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) victory after a prolonged wait of 17 years.

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