DKS seeks crowd management policy for large events

Bengaluru: Rattled by the June 4 M Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium stampede that killed 11 people following the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team in the IPL tournament's final match, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is pushing for a crowd management
policy. 

"I have requested the chief minister and law minister to come out with a crowd management policy," Shivakumar said after a Cabinet meeting here.

"In the next 2-3 Cabinet meetings, we'll come out with a policy framework. We should plan now. It's the need of the hour," he said. 

SOP proposed

After the stampede, Home Minister G Parameshwara announced that his department would come up with standard operating procedures (SOP) on managing crowds during large events.

The government has come under criticism following the stampede
incident.

The Congress top brass has also laid stress on proper crowd management and it has suggested it to the government too.