BJP Mahila Morcha chief Vanathi Srinivasan demands accountability on Karur stampede

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha National President Vanathi Srinivasan on Sunday emphasised that the focus should be on ensuring accountability rather than assigning blame in the Karur stampede.

Speaking to the reporters, Srinivasan said, “At present, we don’t want to play the blame game. The government is responsible for providing adequate protection and ensuring an orderly public meeting for whoever is organising it. Prima facie, it is the dharmic responsibility of the state government.”

Further, the Mahila Morcha National President said, “This is not the first incident; on several occassions, even the BJP has faced it, that they did not provide a proper venue and proper security arrangements. Even for a protest, the democratic right is being denied by the DMK government… We