Stampede Bangalore | "Players Had Commitments": Siddaramaiah Aide On Short Notice For RCB Event

Stampede In Bengaluru | "Players Had Commitments": Siddaramaiah Aide On Short Notice For RCB Event The size of the crowd that had gathered for the celebrations of RCB's victory in the IPL was unexpected and "nobody could have visualised it", Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Political Secretary Naseer Ahmed has said, after at least 11 people died in a stampede on Wednesday. "Time was also very short, it was not announced. The match was yesterday, and today, in a very short time, whatever best possible arrangements could be made, were made," he said. When NDTV asked if the celebration should have been held later, he said, "The situation was such, many of the players had commitments, they had to leave the country tonight. That was the situation and they insisted that they should leave today... RCB is a Bengaluru team, they just wanted to come and participate."