Karnataka govt alleges dereliction of duty in suspension order of police commissioner, other cops
B’luru stampede
Bengaluru: In the wake of a tragic stampede outside Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed eleven lives and left at least 64 injured, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced the suspension of Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda and few other senior officers for alleged dereliction of duty.
The government suspended Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Vikash Kumar Vikash, DCP (Central) Shekhar H. Tekkannavar, assistant commissioner of police C. Balakrishna, and Cubbon Park police inspector A.K. Girish with immediate effect.
The government order, cited by Deccan Herald, accused the officers of failing in their duties, which it said "brought a lot of misery, loss of precious life, and embarrassment to the Government."
According to the order, the Police Commissioner’s office failed to issue a written response to the event organisers, declining permission due to insufficient time to prepare for such a large-scale gathering.
“The RCB and the Cricket Association went ahead to tweet about the celebrations and invite the fans to Chinnaswamy stadium without going through the usual practice of issuing tickets or passes,” the order read.
The government order further noted that, despite being aware of the expected massive turnout, the police took no steps to ensure the event was managed systematically or give adequate information to the public to take necessary precautions for their safety.
It added that no steps were taken to provide additional police force for appropriate crowd management.
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PM Modi, myself don't have 'wife issue': Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): In a friendly banter, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he didn’t have "the wife issue", as the Congress MP emphasised that everyone has learnt from women in their lives.
Participating in a debate in the Lok Sabha on the three bills introduced for amendments to the women's quota law and setting up a delimitation commission, Gandhi said women are a driving force in the national imagination and national perspective.
"All of us in this room have been influenced, taught, and have learnt a lot from women in our lives – from mothers, sisters, wives," Gandhi said.
"Of course, the prime minister and myself don't have the wife issue, so we don't get that input, but we have our mothers and sisters," he said while referring to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's light-hearted remark that he got a scolding at home as he did not pen a poem for his wife like Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal did.
Gandhi also lauded his sister and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
"Yesterday, I was watching my sister achieve in five minutes what I have not been able to do in 20 years of my political career – make Amit Shah Ji smile," Gandhi said to peals of laughter.
