Overview

• The Deputy Chief Minister sang 'Namaste Sada Vatsale Matrubhoome' during a debate on the June 4 Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede.
• BJP legislators responded with loud bench-thumping and quips about preserving the lines in the House record as Congress benches stayed quiet.
• He later told ANI he is a "born Congressman," said he studies rival organisations, and added the BJP should know he has "gone very deep" into the RSS.
• BJP figures including spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari shared the video on X to taunt Congress leadership as the clip circulated widely online.
• Confronted over alleged responsibility for the stampede, he defended his role in the RCB celebrations and said the government acted against police officers and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.