“Will Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar Resign?” BJP’s Sambit Patra Slams Congress Over Bengaluru Stampede

Bengaluru: The political storm over the tragic stampede at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium intensified on Wednesday as BJP MP Sambit Patra launched a sharp attack on the Congress-led Karnataka government, directly targeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.

Addressing the media, Patra held the state government responsible for the incident that claimed 11 lives and injured over 40 during Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL victory celebration. He questioned the leadership’s priorities and demanded accountability at the highest level.

“… Will Siddaramaiah resign?… There was a video in which DK Shivakumar can be seen pushing a person aside from the neck, after the person came between him and the camera… The importance was not crowd management, the importance was his PR stunt. Will DK Shivakumar apologise and resign? Who authorised this entire event?… Who authorised the event to continue despite the deaths… This is a failure of the state government, and they have to own it… The biggest question is, where is Rahul Gandhi?… Where is he hiding? Will he question Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar and ask them to resign?” Patra said.