As a result of any tragic event, the popular entertainment in our country becomes a game of guilt. And that’s exactly what is happening after Bengalur Stampede. Doubts about who blame, here are several answers that should clean air and help to get to the main cause of the problem rather than to create false stories.
Argument 1: Don’t have the victory shows at all?
Personally, he may be against this kind of celebration, as well as Indian coach Gautam Gambhir, also expressed his opinion. But saying that I do not have a show of victory at all, it is not feasible and is not fair to a passionate fan who might want to celebrate his team’s victory. The victory celebrations are part of the sport. They are ready all over the world, across sports. Certainly, maybe there could be fans who did not want to participate in these celebrations and did not go. However, there were 300,000 people who wanted to be part of celebrating the IPL triumph after the 18-year waiting-they are their right. So suggesting that we should not have a victory celebration at all, it is like throwing a child out with water.
Argument 2: It is a fault of fans, lacking civic sense
Rather unfair to fans. What should be fans – act like fans, right? What is a fan if he is not enthusiastic, is not crazy about his team, not loud and turbulent during the celebration? Again, it is the norm all over the world, the basic human tendencies. The need for an hour is to have a safety apparatus for controlling this natural fan behavior and not to blame for the most important part in sports – fans.
Argument 3: A handful of police officers can’t handle big crowds?
The ratio of fans to the police will always be distorted. We can discuss the number of police officers present at the Chinnaswama stadium that day when the number doesn’t really matter – whether it was a thousand or two thousand. You will have one policeman around the world for each thousand fans during matches, celebrations, etc. The number of police officers is therefore no problem. The problem is whether the right SOP was introduced or not, whether the training and protocols for the crowd management were observed. From what I observed that he was on the ground, there was gross negligence and incompetence of the police in managing the situation. And this is one main area, not only in Bengalur, but throughout India, which we have to sort.
Argument 4: The players wanted to leave for a holiday?
Although there is no concrete evidence, provided it is true, but Buck still stops with the relevant authorities of the state/city. There is no event of this scale without permission of local authorities. Period. So if the police were not ready, they should not go with what RCB wanted, and the event should be allowed the next day. It can be argued that the police were covered by the government with arms-the government must answer. Responsibility must be required from state authorities. No matter what the players wanted, whether they wanted to leave or not leave. This is irrelevant. The final decision lies in the state and, if they could not make it, had to put their leg down.
Argument 5: The police said no, yet the event happened?
Nothing can happen without the police permission, let alone an event of this size. The fact is that the police gave permission – whether unwillingly or not, that’s another debate. Police gave permission for two areas: Vishan Judah and Chinnaswamy stadium. Police said not open bus parade. And no matter how much RCB they tried – even open buses – eventually did not become an open bus show. The fact that the police were present at Vishan Judah and the Chinnaswamy stadium is proof that the event happened after he nodded from the authorities. And where did Stampede become? Where did people die? Not in an area where an open bus procession should become. The open bus show did not happen at all. They died directly in front of the stadium – for which the permission was provided by the police.
Claim 6: Players celebrated inside who know that fans were killed outdoors
I was there, so things developed: Stampeede happened between 16:15 – 16:45, I saw the fans discarded in an ambulance, as well as people who lift them and pull them out. The RCB team bus came at 5 pm – and I tell you as a journalist – I didn’t know about the number of deaths. We knew that people were transported to the hospital because there was a non -Netcal incident. But honestly, at that time I thought people fainted or were exhausted. No one knew about deaths. The first time we learned as journalists that people were dying around 17:15, until then the team was at the stadium. Since reports of unfavorable incident began to filter, RCB celebrations were shortened from two o’clock to only 15 minutes. Based on how things developed, I think players did not know about deaths before the celebrations at the stadium. I see that the social media warriors are juxtaponed by Virt Kohli images who are smiling at one end and people die of the other – I don’t think it’s a real representation of how things developed in that steady evening.
Question 7: Can we get rid of RCB completely?
No, we can’t. I still think that the main guilt is based on cops and state authorities because they are the final authority. They are guardians of this area. They should maintain safety and ensure that the event happens. The RCB team and the event managers are a small team – at best, 20-30 people – looking at the finer aspects of the event. It is an army of cops deployed for an opportunity to manage safety and anything happens at the stadium and around the city and in the city. But the only place where I ask about RCB is for incorrect communication – the post issued on tickets has also caused a lot of confusion. People did not know where to register and how to get there. Many of them have achieved thinking that it is free admission. So on the front of the road it was IPL franchise very badly.
As for the players – as soon as the event ended and everyone was informed of the tragedy that took place an hour ago – the players were supposed to visit the hospital to meet other relatives of the people who died and met those who were seriously injured. This would take a long journey when the correct message was sent. Because remember, the fans who succumbed came to cheer these players to look at them. The least players who could have done is to show empathy and compassion.
Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
6th June 2025
Tune
