India, June 5 -- Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya has launched a scathing attack on Congress-led Karnataka government over the stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium that left 11 people dead during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL victory celebration.

Surya blamed the state government, alleging that the Chief Minister's open invitation to fans without adequate planning and security led to the tragedy.

"The stampede was completely avoidable. It was state-orchestrated," he said while speaking to ANI. "Yesterday, the CM put out a tweet giving an open invitation to everyone, knowing fully well the frenzy of fans. He gave this invitation without making proper arrangements for security, safety, and crowd control."

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