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Kolkata
As unit erupted at Salt Lake Stadium successful Kolkata connected Saturday (December 13, 2025) astatine footballer Lionel Messi’s event, both opposition leaders and the Governor raised questions astir the organisers and the government’s relation successful handling the situation. They blamed the ruling enactment and its State machinery similar the section constabulary for failing to manage the crowd.
“While the organisers of the lawsuit are to beryllium blamed squarely for the concern that unfolded, it is besides the constabulary that has failed the Government, the radical and the Chief Minister who is besides the Home Minister,” the Lok Bhavan Social Media leafage of Governor C.V. Ananda Bose posted connected X aft the event. He also stated that this incidental volition beryllium considered a “black day” successful the sports loving assemblage of Kolkata.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders similar Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, MP Sukanta Majumdar, and elder spokesperson Amit Malviya each came down heavy connected the ruling government, the police, and the Trinamool Congress ministers for the chaos astatine the event.
LoP Mr Adhikari posted pictures of TMC ministers with Messi and questioned wherefore they were allowed truthful adjacent to the shot fable erstwhile fans paid thousands of rupees to spot their icon. He alleged that the programme turned into “Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and Sujit Basu’s business”, claiming spectators were “fleeced for thousands of rupees successful tickets” portion ministers and leaders crowded astir Messi. He besides shared the ministers picture with Messi connected his societal media account.
Mr. Majumdar besides raised akin allegations that the TMC leaders hijacked the lawsuit and did not springiness shot and Messi fans their rightful accidental to spot the legend. “The unruly and barbaric behaviour of Trinamool workers—coupled with staggering administrative mismanagement—drove the concern to specified an grade that helium was forced to crook back,” helium added.
The elder BJP leaders besides called for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation, and the apprehension of Ministers Aroop Biswas and Sujit Bose.
Both the Governor and absorption leaders asked for the apprehension of the organiser, Shatadru Dutta and a refund of each tickets to each fans who paid hefty amounts to spot Messi astatine the stadium. The organiser was detained by constabulary connected Saturday (December 13, 2025) afternoon.
However, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh himself also raised questions astir the organisers and their mismanagement of the lawsuit and distanced their authorities from the chaos.
“This is wholly the effect of the organisers’ gross mismanagement, who are a backstage entity. It has nary connection to the authorities government. This has no relation to the TMC,” Mr. Ghosh said. He further added that Mr Biswas was portion of the lawsuit successful his capableness arsenic the Sports Minister and not arsenic a backstage participant.
Notably, CM Ms. Banerjee also apologised to Messi and sports lovers for the chaos and raised questions connected the mismanagement. A probe has been ordered into the crook of events.
