Bengaluru Stampede: Notably, Okay Govindraj’s removing comes days after the demise of 11 individuals within the stampede on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4.
In a contemporary improvement to the row over Bengaluru stampede, Okay Govindaraj was on Friday relieved from the publish of Political Secretary to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with quick impact, as per a state authorities notification. Govindraj’s removing comes days after the demise of 11 individuals within the stampede on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 4.
Taking robust motion after the unlucky incident, the Bengaluru Police suspended a number of IPS officers, together with the Bengaluru metropolis police Commissioner, B Dayananda. In a contemporary evening improvement, senior IPS officer Seemant Kumar Singh named as town police commissioner.
Govindaraj denies studies of him advising CM towards victory parade
Earlier within the day, Okay Govindaraj denied studies suggesting that he suggested the chief minister towards holding a victory parade for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) gamers from the airport to Vidhana Soudha.
He acknowledged that his phrases had been misinterpreted and who’s he to advise the chief minister on this matter?
Govindaraj mentioned that he had no function in choices associated to the cricket celebration and additional distanced himself from the controversy by stating, “I might be the final particular person to advise something on cricket, since I head the Karnataka Olympic Affiliation.”
Bengaluru stampede: Nikhil Sosale moved Karnataka HC difficult his arrest
Advertising and Income Head of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Nikhil Sosale, approached the Karnataka Excessive Court docket difficult his arrest in reference to the stampede that was reported close to the M Chinnaswamy stadium throughout RCB’s victory celebrations. Lawyer Basic says that this morning, the accused Nikhil was arrested whereas he was on his solution to Dubai. Let the investigation go on. Arrest is provided that required, he added.
BJP, Congress lock horns over Bengaluru stampede
Within the meantime, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) for politicising the latest stampede at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which claimed 11 lives. His remarks got here after the BJP accused the Congress-led state authorities of creating the police a “scapegoat” within the incident.
CM Siddaramaiah mentioned the state authorities has already taken motion towards officers who had been discovered to be “visibly accountable” and “negligent of their responsibility.”
“They’re doing it for politics. I do not do politics. We’ve got taken motion towards those that had been visibly accountable and located to be negligent of their responsibility,” the Chief Minister mentioned right here.
In the meantime, Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra accused the state authorities of solely appearing when stress was placed on them. “The state authorities has acted solely after coming beneath stress… Motion has been taken towards RCB and the Karnataka Cricket Affiliation. Yesterday, the Chief Minister all of a sudden suspended senior law enforcement officials, together with the Bengaluru Metropolis Police Commissioner, and 5 different officers,” Vijayendra mentioned.
Blaming senior state cupboard members, together with CM Siddaramaiah, Dy CM Shivakumar, and state residence minister G Parameshwara for the stampede, he demanded an investigation into their actions.