Cannot Digest That Our Children…: DK Shivakumar Breaks Down While Speaking To Media After Bengaluru Stampede

Bengaluru Stampede: As the fans gathered to join in the victory celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), a tragic stampede happened outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. 11 people lost their lives, and several others were injured in the incident. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar broke down on camera while speaking to the media about the stampede.

The Karnataka government has ordered a Magisterial inquiry into the tragedy and instructed to submit the investigation report be submitted within 15 days.

DK Shivakumar recounted his experience of witnessing young people lying dead after the incident.

IANS quoted the Deputy CM as saying, "I cannot digest that our children, who deserved to live and flourish, became victims of this stampede. This unfortunate incident has caused the loss of lives. It has tarnished the prestige of Bengaluru and Karnataka. We are taking this matter very seriously, and we will investigate and rectify the shortcomings. We need to learn a lesson from this."