New Delhi, June 10 -- Facing severe criticism over the death of several people in Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar on Tuesday met Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and discussions were held on caste census and the June 4 incident.

The Karnataka leadership was summoned by the party top brass in the national capital, which was also attended by Karnataka incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala and Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal.

The meeting at party's new headquarters Indira Bhawan lasted for over three hours in which the leadership gave several instructions.

The meeting also comesmin the wake of the poss...