Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday offered an apology after 11 people were killed in a stampede near the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru following RCB victory celebrations.

Speaking to ANI, DK Shivakumar said, “This should not have happened and we never expected such a big crowd…The stadium’s capacity is 35,000, but more than 3 lakh people were there…Gates (of the stadium) have been broken…We apologise for this incident…We want to know the facts and give a clear message…”

He accused the BJP of politicising the incident. “BJP is doing politics…We are very sorry for the incident. We will work out a better solution in the future…”

The Congress leader also said that all government events scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed after the tragedy.

“…Tomorrow, except the cabinet meeting, all programmes have been postponed. No celebrations, including the World Environment Day…”

The Karnataka government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased killed in the stampede.