Bengaluru, Aug. 21 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday reiterated that the stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on June 4, which led to the death of 11 people, was very painful and cannot be taken lightly.

Speaking in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, he extended his condolences and prayed that the grieving families get the strength to bear the pain.

G Parameshwara said, "Such an incident has never happened in the sporting history of Karnataka. The entire country witnessed what took place at Chinnaswamy Stadium. Eleven people lost their lives due to the stampede -- this is a very painful matter. Society cannot take this lightly. On the very first day itself, we expressed condolences to the families o...