‘Unexpected crowd, I feel sorry…”Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar ‘apologises’ for Bengaluru stampede

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Bengaluru, June 04, 2025 (ANI) : Speaking over Bengaluru stampede,Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said  " Again I'm telling on record. I should compliment my Police officers...morning also, they wanted to have a procession, they wanted to bring a vehicle from the airport itself...Police guided us not to...that's why I rushed to the airport and ensured nothing went wrong...in Vidhana Soudha, also we were very cautious” .

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00:00Again, I am telling on record, my police officers, I should compliment them.

00:07Morning also, they advised, they wanted to have a precision, they wanted to bring a vehicle from the airport itself.

00:17Our officers guided us, informed us not to bring an open bus.

00:28That is why I rushed to the airport.

00:30And not allowed, see that nothing was wrong there.

00:33Because I didn't want them to climb in the bus.

00:37Here also, in Vidansavad also, they were very cautious.

00:41They closed the doors of the Kabun Park.

00:44Because the movement would not be able to attend the stadium inside.

00:52They all are coming here.

00:53They closed the door.

00:55I myself have witnessed it.

00:57So immediately, some protection has been taken place.

01:02We are very sorry.

01:02We never expected such an incident would have happened.

01:13Of course, no one wants, no political party or no officials doesn't want.

01:19They have done their best in their lives.

01:22But it was uncontrollable crowd.

01:24We never expected such a big firing.

01:26After 18 years, they have been looking at something great, something great.

01:31It was a team effort which has happened.

01:34And you see the thick crowd.

01:37They have left all their jobs, all their places, and their bed.

01:40The entire Vidansavad came on the street outside.

01:43I could see the Manipal Hospital, all the other IT people.

01:48Everything worked out.

01:49HAL, entire HAL staff was there in the airport itself.

01:53Sir, at 9.20 in the morning, there was a program list released by RCB.

01:58Without consulting the state government, they only spoke about the open house.

02:02I am really – you – that is what I am telling you.

02:04That is – they released it.

02:06I don't want to comment much, find fault on others.

02:08I don't want to comment – fault ourselves.

02:10So now myself, my chief minister, we discussed with our Pollution Control Board chairman also.

02:16Tomorrow, except the cabinet meeting, all other programs stands postponed.

02:20Cancels, no celebrations.

02:21Postponed, no celebration, or any program, including the pollution.

02:26Pollution.

02:28We have asked our Pollution Control Board to keep it some other day.

02:31World Environment Day.

02:32World Environment Day.

02:34Even myself from the corporation, day after tomorrow, I will conduct in a small –

02:38– this Nenruv Platt.

02:42Now, we got to make a big deal of the church.

02:45I have to celebrate all the celebration of cancer in the cabinet.

02:48I have to talk to the cabinet.

02:48They controlled the message.

02:50I immediately went to the stadium.

02:52I gave them a direction and requested them, within 10 minutes, this program should be closed.

02:59I took the secretary also.

03:01He also – they all agreed.

03:02Even the RCB team agreed.

03:04Within 10 minutes in the stage, not even one minute.

03:06Five minutes, they closed the program, and they went around that.

03:11We sent a lot of police people around them also.

03:13We didn't want any incident to happen also.

03:15They just closed.

03:17And we requested Koyalya also to just go.

03:20You saw everything.

03:22For a courtesy sake, to show that they have handed over this gift to Karnataka.

03:27That is what.

03:28They just – within one minute, they just gave a cup to me.

03:32I said, okay, fine, and we just closed it.

03:33Let's go.

03:34Let's go.

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