Bengaluru : A full city victory parade covering major stretches of Bengaluru – from Vidhana Soudha to MG Road and beyond – was originally suggested by the city police to mark RCB’s IPL win. But suggestion was flatly rejected by the organisers and the state government, despite warnings of the chaos it could lead to.
Police had reportedly said no to holding a grand event at such a short notice as the police force had spent the night on the ground till 4 am controlling heavy celebrations in the central business district on Tuesday, June 3, after the RCB win. The police had also assessed the public mood after the trophy win and communicated to the organisers that massive turnout is certain and that crowd control would require careful preparation.
There was no clarity about permissions taken or not from the BBMP. While the police had not given a green signal for the full celebrations, the decision to go ahead, sources said, was forced by the organisers through the political channels. Three bandobast channels – Vidhana Soudha, HAL airport to Taj West End route and M Chinnaswamy Stadium, were created. However, the government directed the police to focus mainly on VIP security at Vidhana Soudha and along the HAL-Taj West End route, where the Deputy Chief Minister and players were arriving.
Police were clearly communicated about the celebrations, fans started swelling the venue after seeing free passes post on RCB’s social media and the personnel who were to be part of the security at the stadium were themselves stuck amid the crowd.
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