Bengaluru stampede deaths will shadow RCB's great IPL triumph: Rajdeep Sardesai's take

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The Bengaluru stampede has once again exposed how crowd frenzy can rapidly descend into a human tragedy in this country. What makes this particular tragedy even worse is how and why did the celebrations continue even as reports of death were streaming in.

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00:00Let me then leave you with my take tonight.

00:04The Bengaluru Stampede has once again exposed how crowd frenzy can rapidly descend into a human tragedy in this country.

00:13What makes this particular tragedy even worse is how and why did the celebrations continue even as reports of death were streaming in.

00:21The local administration and the event organizations have much to answer.

00:26Were they really prepared to handle this crowd surge?

00:29And if they were not, what mattered more?

00:32A public spectacle with netas associating themselves with cricketers or crowd safety?

00:39There is a Congress government in Karnataka, so the BJP is calling for political resignations and accountability.

00:45A few months ago, during the Kumbh Mela, it was a BJP government in Uttar Pradesh that was in the dock.

00:52This is not a time for the usual water boundary.

00:55But to ensure that those responsible for gross negligence are taken to task.

01:01Equally importantly, there is a need for genuine introspection.

01:05Does human life in India come so cheap that we simply move from one stampede to another, one headline to another, with little lessons learned?

01:14The cricket team did Bengaluru proud.

01:25Those organizing the celebrations in a hurry clearly failed the city.

01:30Yes, we need more orderly fan celebrations, but for God's sake, we also need better crowd control and preparation.

01:40Sadly, Bengaluru, a city that sees itself as a 21st century IT capital, failed miserably on both counts.

01:49Let me not say more, thanks for watching, my prayers and thoughts today, with the families of the victims.

01:58Think about them, stay well, stay safe.

02:01Good night, Shubhratri, Jai Hind, Namaskar.

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