India, June 4 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday sought to deflect the Opposition's questions about the Bengaluru stampede, saying he didn't criticise the UP government over the Maha Kumbh stampede. The Congress leader added that he will not justify the incident by comparing it to other tragedies.

Eleven people died and 33 sustained injuries in the stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy stadium during RCB IPL win celebrations.

This remark from the state chief minister came after leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress government of "negligence" and "mismanagement."

In response to the blame game, the Congress leader highlighted the stampede at the Maha Kumbh 2025 mela, and said that the st...