Bengaluru, June 8 -- Karnataka Opposition Leader R Ashok on Sunday demanded a special session of the Assembly to deliberate on the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede.
Addressing a press conference here, Ashok said the House should also discuss the Congress-led government's failures that cost 11 lives ahead of IPL champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebrations on Wednesday. "Three separate inquiries have been ordered - which one is genuine? We demand a judicial probe headed by a sitting High Court judge," he insisted.
Ashok also called for enhanced compensation for the victims' families. "If the government is truly not at fault, it should give Rs 1 crore per family. As opposition leaders, we will contribute our one month's sala...