Bengaluru stampede | Lessons to be learnt, may come up with act for gatherings, says D.K. Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy CM plans act for future public gatherings after tragic stampede, criticizes opposition politicizing the issue.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday (June 9, 2025) said the state has learnt lessons from the recent stampede and is considering bringing in an act to manage future public gatherings.

“There are lessons to be learnt. We will come out with a plan; we have policies for future crowds also. We have to come up with an act; that is what we are also looking for. It is a lesson which we have to learn,” Mr. Shivakumar told reporters after meeting Municipal Corporation of Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh.

Attacking opposition parties criticising the Congress-led Karnataka Government, he said, “They are politicising the dead bodies. I am sorry for them.”

On June 4, the celebrations for the RCB’s first-ever IPL win turned tragic as 11 people died and more than 56 were injured in a stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Since the incident, a political slugfest is underway with the opposition BJP targeting the Congress-led government for not handling the situation properly.

Opposition parties are demanding the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister on this issue. Mr. Shivakumar was in the national capital to attend a meeting with the MCD officials to discuss urban governance, town planning, and solid waste management.