Bengaluru, June 5 -- Senior BJP leader and LoP R Ashoka on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, holding him squarely responsible for the stampede during the RCB victory celebrations, which claimed multiple lives and injured scores. Ashoka accused Shivakumar of granting permissions for the rally without adequate planning, saying that the state government had "sacrificed innocent students" for political optics. "We don't know who gave permission, when the barriers were to be opened, or why basic safety measures were ignored. But it's clear this was D.K. Shivakumar's show, and he must be held accountable," Ashoka said, addressing the media. He questioned the absence of emergency preparedness. "For a gath...