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New Delhi: Across party lines, political leaders expressed their condolences for the deaths of eleven persons and several more who were hurt in a stampede outside Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Ajit Pawar, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, expressed his horror and called the act an “unimaginable tragedy.”

The terrible stampede at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium shocked and saddened me. These kinds of tragedies serve as a stark reminder of the critical need for improved event management and crowd safety. I send my sincere sympathies to the families who have lost loved ones in this unfathomable catastrophe. Ajit Pawar wrote on X, “May the souls of the deceased rest in peace.”

“I’m wishing everyone who is hurt strength and a speedy recovery. His tweet continued, “My prayers and thoughts are with everyone affected during this trying time.” Hemant Soren, the chief minister of Jharkhand, also sent his sympathies.

“I learned of the tragic deaths in the stampede outside Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium. May Marang Buru provide the deceased serenity and the grieving relatives the fortitude to endure this difficult time. “I hope everyone hurt in the stampede gets well soon,” Soren wrote on X.

Abhishek Banerjee, a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), too expressed his condolences for the deaths.

I’m shocked and disturbed by the terrible stampede that happened at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium. The families who have lost loved ones in an unfathomable catastrophe are in my prayers and thoughts. I’m wishing everyone who is hurt courage and a quick recovery. “May the deceased find peace and their loved ones find solace during this trying time,” Banerjee wrote on X.

The Karnataka government had earlier promised the family of each person killed in the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy stadium Rs 10 lakh in compensation for the unfortunate event.

During a news conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the government will also provide the wounded free medical care.

“During the celebration of the triumph, a significant tragedy took place. It took place close to Chinnaswamy Stadium. The government has declared that the dead would get Rs 10 lakh in compensation. The wounded will get free medical care from the government,” the CM said.

CM Siddaramaiah expressed his profound sadness over the event, saying, “The rush claimed 11 lives and wounded 33. It was not necessary for this tragedy to occur. The administration is very saddened by this tragedy.
The chief minister of Karnataka also claimed to have launched a magisterial investigation into the issue.

“This event is not something I want to justify. This will not be a political issue for our administration. I’ve granted 15 days and authorized a magisterial investigation. Even the stadium’s gates were broken. A stampede was in progress. Such a large throng was not anticipated. Even though the stadium can only hold 35,000 people, two to three lakh people showed up, according to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.