RCB Victory Parade, June 4 -- In the aftermath of the fatal stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL victory celebrations at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president and Congress MP Rajeev Shukla has defended Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging that the incident should not be politicised.

Speaking to the media, Shukla said, "Govt did stop the roadshow in order to avoid stampede or any such situation. But, it was not anticipated that a stampede would happen outside the stadium. Everybody should work together on the damage control." He emphasised that such incidents can occur anywhere, adding, "This can happen in any state and the ruling party should not be blame...