Bengaluru, June 5 -- Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday wrote to the Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court accusing the Congress-led administration of attempting a "cover-up" in the wake of the deadly stampede outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here ahead of IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) victory celebrations.
Claiming that the state was "whitewashing the role of the government and shielding the officers responsible for this catastrophic mismanagement," he said the incident was "a direct consequence of gross negligence, mismanagement, and administrative failure."
Wednesday's tragedy, which claimed at least 11 lives and left more than 45 injured, has triggered national outrage.
While grief has grip...