On Salt Lake Stadium vandalism, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose says, ‘This resulted from the mismanagement. The organizer who conducted this event did not take any precaution necessary while holding such a huge congregation... The suggestion given for the directives issued to the government are - order a judicial inquiry into the event... Immediately arrest the organizer, ticket should be refunded, the account of the organizer to be frozen immediately, organizer must compensate the damage to the public property in the stadium, injured should be taken care of and the responsibility should be taken by the organizer and the government... Police have failed their own government and the constitution... Severe action should be taken against those found guilty of the lapses... What happened shamed India... Using Messi and sports for making money should be prohibited... I am sure the government will look into the matter and I am happy that the suggestion to order a judicial inquiry has been accepted...’
00:00It's very shocking, beneming, it's a humiliation for the football players of Bengal and the sportsmen of India, the palmer that has taken place today.
00:15This has been the result of very bad management. See, the organizer who conducted this event did not take any precautions which are necessary while holding such large congregations.
00:33Yesterday itself, I had received some complaints from the many sources in the peace room here. Last midnight, we informed the authorities, certain precautionary steps are to be taken. Some of the media also flashed it yesterday, today morning I saw that.
00:54Now, now that this has happened, the suggestions that are given or the directives that are issued to the government by the local government, one, order a judicial inquiry into the event, which I am told has been done.
01:12Number two, immediately arrest the organizer. Number three, the ticket holders should be refunded. Number four, the account on the organizer has to be, should be free, should freeze, should be frozen immediately.
01:30Number five, the, in future, the, the, the, another point is, the organizer has to pay compensation for the damages of public property inside the stadium.
01:52Number five, then, injured people. Injured people. Injured people should be taken care of. The entire responsibility or the gross responsibility for this rests with the organizers, but government also, the police in particular.
02:07See, the very fact that reportedly, even the CM, who is also the Home Minister, had returned without reaching the place, it shows the police have failed the people of Bengal.
02:18Police have failed their own government. Police have failed the Constitution. Police have failed the law and order.
02:26Severe action should be taken against those who are found guilty of the lapses, which resulted in the spell mill today in Kolkata.
02:35Now, for the future, government should put in place standard operating procedure for holdings at large congregations in a thickly populated city like Kolkata.
02:45Then, the rapid action force should be kept ready when such incidents take place when such congregations do occur.
02:54Then, there should be an insurance scheme. The life and, life of the spectator should be insured premium as you paid by the organizer.
03:06There are many steps that are to be taken for the future, but what has done, what has happened is very, very unfortunate.
03:14It's a shame for India, because Kolkata, you know, it is very much in the blood of Kolkata, the affinity for sports, particularly football.
03:22Messi is an icon in the field.
03:24Using Messi as a commodity for making money, making sports a commodity for making money, this commercialization of sports and arts is to be stopped.
03:36Certainly, serious steps are to be taken in this regard.
03:40The government, I am sure, will look into the matter.
03:43And I am very happy that a suggestion to order a judicial inquiry has been accepted.
03:49The rest of the sessions, particularly, the organizer has to be arrested within 24 hours.
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