Bengaluru stampede: Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar breaks down, says ‘seeing kids suffer hurts deeply’ | Bengaluru News

NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar in entrance of the media on Thursday, talking for the primary time after a stampede exterior Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium left 11 folks useless and over 70 injured in the course of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL victory celebrations.The senior Congress chief, visibly emotional, mentioned the tragedy had left him deeply shaken.“We must learn an administrative lesson, let the opposition do politics on dead bodies. I will list how many dead bodies they have done politics on. But it hurts to see the little children. I have seen their pain,” he informed information company ANI.Shivakumar had apologised on Wednesday, shortly after the tragedy, acknowledging that the federal government had underestimated the dimensions of the group. “This should not have happened and we never expected such a big crowd. The stadium’s capacity is 35,000, but more than 3 lakh people were there. Gates (of the stadium) have been broken. We apologise for this incident. We want to know the facts and give a clear message,” he mentioned.He accused the opposition BJP of politicising the occasion, including: “BJP is doing politics. We are very sorry for the incident. We will work out a better solution in the future.” The Karnataka authorities has postponed all official occasions scheduled for Friday, barring the cupboard assembly, as a mark of respect. “Tomorrow, except the cabinet meeting, all programmes have been postponed. No celebrations, including the World Environment Day.” Shivakumar added.Compensation introduced Chief minister Siddaramaiah, whereas addressing a separate press convention, introduced monetary help of Rs 10 lakh to the households of these killed and free medical take care of the injured. “A major tragedy occurred during the victory celebrations. It happened near the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The government has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the deceased. The government will provide free treatment to the injured,” he mentioned.“11 died and 33 were injured in the stampede. This tragedy should not have happened. The government expresses deep sorrow over this incident,” he added. The chief minister additionally confirmed {that a} magisterial inquiry had been ordered into the incident, with a report anticipated in 15 days. “I don’t want to defend this incident. Our government will not do politics on this. I have ordered a magisterial inquiry and given 15 days’ time.People even broke the gates of the stadium. There was a stampede. No one expected such a huge crowd. The stadium has a capacity of only 35,000 people, but 2-3 lakh people came,” Siddaramaiah mentioned.