Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 12 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday introduced that cricket matches might be allowed at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium with security measures.
Chatting with the media on the Circuit Home in Belagavi, Shivakumar, who can also be Bengaluru Growth Minister, stated: “We have allowed cricket matches to be held on the stadium, taking needed precautions to make sure security and keep Bengaluru’s popularity.”
“Residence Minister G Parameshwara has been tasked with overseeing the preparations, and the Karnataka State Cricket Affiliation (KSCA) President Venkatesh Prasad and police officers will focus on the main points,” he added.
Shivakumar emphasised that the choice was made to uphold Bengaluru’s popularity and stop any untoward incidents.
Sources stated that the Karnataka cupboard on Thursday night time had authorized conducting all upcoming cricket matches, together with the 2026 IPL, on the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The choice was made on the cupboard assembly in Belagavi, with the Residence Division tasked with implementing the Michael De Cunha report’s suggestions and making certain enhanced safety measures.
The Karnataka State Cricket Academy (KSCA) will focus on and agree on the mandatory steps with the Residence Division. A gathering chaired by the Residence Minister will finalize the preparations.
The choice follows the suspension of cricket matches on the stadium after 11 followers died in a stampede throughout an RCB victory celebration in July. The stadium had additionally misplaced a girls’s World Cup match attributable to safety issues.
The stadium has not hosted any matches for the reason that stampede on June 4, wherein 11 folks have been killed.
The announcement got here after newly-elected KSCA President and former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad and different office-bearers met Shivkumar in Belagavi. That they had additionally met the CM and had submitted a request for the resumption of matches.
In the meantime, Shivakumar, requested concerning the dinner meet he had attended amid rumors that it was organized in response to a dinner assembly organized by CM Siddaramaiah’s camp, stated that he attends lunch invites from locals and Congress social gathering relations as a gesture of goodwill.
“They invite us with love, how can we refuse? It is not a banquet or something official,” he stated.
Shivakumar, who can also be the state Congress chief, said that he and different social gathering members usually obtain invites from locals, together with Congress social gathering staff and their households.
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