Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered an increase in compensation for the 11 families of those who died in stampede in Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, raising the amount to 25 lakh rupees each. Previously, the government had announced 10 lakh rupees in compensation per family.
Union Minister for Large and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy, Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje, and the Karnataka BJP leadership have demanded a compensation of 50 lakh rupees for the families of the deceased. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise has announced 10 lakh rupees compensation for the deceased, while the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has announced 5 lakh rupees in this regard.
The BJP has been demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar over the incident. The incident has proven to be a major setback for the Congress-led government in Karnataka. The BJP further described the initial compensation amount of 10 lakh rupees as meagre.
Meanwhile, the Special Wing of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has begun its probe into the Chinnaswamy stampede tragedy, which claimed 11 lives. Concurrently, the magisterial inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban district is also progressing. CID sleuths have visited the Chinnaswamy Stadium and collected information.
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