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With IPL play approaching, Home Minister G. Parameshwara has convened a gathering of officials and representatives of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) connected February 11 to sermon the anticipation of providing clearance to big matches successful M. Chinnaswamy Stadium successful Bengaluru. On June 4, 2025, 11 persons died successful a stampede extracurricular the stadium during celebrations of RCB’s maiden triumph successful the IPL tournament.
After gathering a delegation of KSCA and RCB representatives, led by KSCA President M. Venkatesh Prasad, the Home Minister told mediapersons successful Bengaluru that Bengaluru could beryllium included successful the IPL docket lone aft clearance from the State Government.
He said, “I person fixed clip connected February 11 for a gathering successful which elder GBA and constabulary officials, on with Law Department officials, volition instrumentality part. We volition sermon what tin beryllium done astatine the authorities level and the benignant of instructions to beryllium fixed to KSCA. The level of redressal of issues flagged by Justice D’Cunha volition person to beryllium considered. We volition person to instrumentality Chief Minister’s approval.”
On June 4, 2025, 11 persons died successful a stampede extracurricular the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the celebrations of RCB’s maiden triumph of the IPL trophy. As a result, the State Government stopped giving clearance for hosting cricket matches successful the stadium. A probe committee headed by Justice Michael D’Cunha recommended 17 changes to summation information of spectators.
The Home Minister said that the State Government had written to KSCA and RCB to fulfil the conditions. A State Government committee to oversee implementation of the recommendations had visited the stadium to guarantee corrective measures are implemented wrong a timeline.
“They are implementing the indispensable measures. They privation inclusion of Bengaluru successful the docket for planetary cricket matches and the IPL tournament. KSCA has fixed a practice successful this regard. Only aft our clearance volition Bengaluru beryllium a portion of the IPL schedule. Though people, particularly youth, privation cricket matches successful Bengaluru, information is besides important arsenic 11 lives were lost. Such things should not beryllium repeated,” helium said.
