Washington DC, June 5 -- BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday held Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar "squarely responsible" over the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4 that left 11 dead and dozens injured.

The incident occurred when a massive crowd of fans gathered to greet the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after they had won the IPL.

Speaking to ANI, Surya said, "If there are two people who are squarely responsible for the self-made government-created stampede that took place in Karnataka, it is the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister. No one else is responsible for what happened".

He also demanded that the duo, who "wanted to hog the limelight", persona...