<p>Bengaluru: Social activist T J Abraham on Thursday filed a police complaint, accusing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar of being responsible for the stampede at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people and injured dozens on June 4 during RCB‘s IPL victory celebrations. </p>.<p>Apart from the CM and the DCM, Abraham named Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh; G Sathyavathi, secretary (DAPR); Shubendu Ghosh, CEO (Karnataka State Cricket Association); Menon Vijayan Rajesh, senior director, Royal Challengers Bengaluru; Thimmaiah Venkata Varadhana, managing director, DNA Entertainment Networks; B Dayananda, then commissioner of police; Vikas Kumar Vikas, then Additional Commissioner of Police (West); Shekar H T, then DCP (Central); C Balakrishna, then ACP; <br>A K Girish, then police inspector, Cubbon Park station; Karibasangouda; <br>DCP (Vidhana Soudha security); Home Minister G Parameshwara and Additional Chief Secretary (Home Deparment) Tushar Girinath. </p>.Blatantly illegal: BJP on Karnataka govt's decision on quota for minorities under housing schemes.<p>Abraham also charged that Shivakumar, given his commercial interests, acted in a way that led to the stampede.</p>.<p>He further alleged that the deputy chief minister was in talks to acquire the cricketing franchise in part or in full.</p>.<p>Abraham also alleged that Shivakumar decided on the celebration for “media attention, personal publicity, and to create a public impression”, he said in the complaint. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He also accused the chief secretary of “misusing and misappropriating government funds to organise the function”. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Social activist T J Abraham on Thursday filed a police complaint, accusing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar of being responsible for the stampede at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people and injured dozens on June 4 during RCB‘s IPL victory celebrations. </p>.<p>Apart from the CM and the DCM, Abraham named Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh; G Sathyavathi, secretary (DAPR); Shubendu Ghosh, CEO (Karnataka State Cricket Association); Menon Vijayan Rajesh, senior director, Royal Challengers Bengaluru; Thimmaiah Venkata Varadhana, managing director, DNA Entertainment Networks; B Dayananda, then commissioner of police; Vikas Kumar Vikas, then Additional Commissioner of Police (West); Shekar H T, then DCP (Central); C Balakrishna, then ACP; <br>A K Girish, then police inspector, Cubbon Park station; Karibasangouda; <br>DCP (Vidhana Soudha security); Home Minister G Parameshwara and Additional Chief Secretary (Home Deparment) Tushar Girinath. </p>.Blatantly illegal: BJP on Karnataka govt's decision on quota for minorities under housing schemes.<p>Abraham also charged that Shivakumar, given his commercial interests, acted in a way that led to the stampede.</p>.<p>He further alleged that the deputy chief minister was in talks to acquire the cricketing franchise in part or in full.</p>.<p>Abraham also alleged that Shivakumar decided on the celebration for “media attention, personal publicity, and to create a public impression”, he said in the complaint. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He also accused the chief secretary of “misusing and misappropriating government funds to organise the function”. </p>
