Bengaluru, June 17 -- Rejecting to the BJP's demands for his and his cabinet colleagues' resignations over the Bengaluru stampede, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday challenged State BJP leaders to first publish a list of their leaders who had resigned in similar past incidents.

"I request the BJP leaders in the state to first release a list of BJP leaders who resigned during similar incidents in the past before demanding our resignation," Siddaramaiah said in a statement.

He termed the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL victory celebration of RCB an "unfortunate accident."

"As a responsible government, we have taken accountability for the incident. We have suspended senior police officers, including the...