New Delhi, June 4 -- BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and the Home Minister, labelling the tragic stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium as "state-sponsored criminal negligence and murder."

Ponnawalla's remark came following a stampede at the Chinnaswamy Stadium earlier today, during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's IPL 2025 title win celebration at the stadium.

He further criticised the government's insensitivity for continuing celebrations despite the deaths, highlighting their lack of accountability.

"Today, what we have witnessed in Bengaluru outside Chinnaswamy Stadium is not just a tragic incident where ...