Overview

• Siddaramaiah defended his government over the June 4 crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people, attributing the turnout to fervor after RCB’s IPL victory.
• He read out a list of past mass-casualty events in BJP-ruled states, citing incidents from Naina Devi and Jodhpur in 2008 to Hathras in 2024 and the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela stampede in January 2025.
• The chief minister asked whether Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath resigned after the Prayagraj tragedy, using the comparison to reject calls for his own resignation.
• He said he was pained by the loss of life and noted that in his 42 years in public life he had not seen 11 deaths in a stampede, adding that he attended the RCB celebrations.
• The government has suspended senior police officers, received a report from retired Justice John Michael D’Cunha, and, according to the home minister, prepared a draft Crowd Management Bill and standard operating procedures.