4 June 2025 ko, jab Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ne apni pehli IPL trophy jeeti, toh fans ke jashn mein yeh hadsa hua, jisme 11 logon ki jaan chali gayi aur 75 se zyada log ghayal ho gaye. Karnataka ke Mukhyamantri Siddaramaiah ne is ghatna ko lekar kaha, “Aisa apriya ghatna kisi bhi sarkar ke samay nahi hona chahiye.” Unhone yeh bhi jikr kiya ki sarkar ab stadium ko kisi doosri jagah shift karne ke bare mein soch rahi hai, taaki bhavishya mein aisi ghatna se bacha ja sake. Yeh ek bada kadam hai, lekin isse kai sawal bhi khade hote hain.
Chinnaswamy Stadium ka itihas cricket ke shandaar palon se bhara hua hai. Yaad kijiye 2011 ka World Cup, jab India ne Australia ke khilaf quarter-final khela tha, aur Yuvraj Singh ke shandaar pradarshan ne team ko semi-final mein pahunchaya tha. Ya phir 2007 ka T20 World Cup, jab India aur Pakistan ke beech ek dilchasp muqabla yahin hua tha, jisme India ne bowl-out mein jeet haasil ki thi. Yeh stadium sirf matches ka gawah nahi, balki fans ke josh aur junoon ka bhi prateek raha hai. Lekin ab yeh wahi jagah hai jahan ek jashn maut ka sabab ban gaya.
Siddaramaiah ka yeh faisla ki stadium ko doosri jagah shift kiya jaye, ek ummeed jagata hai. Agar naya stadium banega, toh shayad behtar crowd management aur suraksha ke naye tareeke dekhe ja sakte hain. Sochiye, ek aisa stadium jisme fans ke liye safe entry aur exit points hon, jahan bheed ko control karne ke liye modern technology ka istemaal ho, aur jahan har cricket premi bina dar ke apni team ka jashn mana sake. Isse na sirf Bengaluru, balki poore desh ke cricket stadiums ke liye ek nayi misaal bann sakti hai. Karnataka sarkar ne pehle bhi bade projects jaise Bengaluru Metro ko safalta se implement kiya hai, toh yeh bhi sambhav hai ki ek surakshit aur shandaar stadium banaya ja sake.
Lekin yahan ek sawal banta hai – kya stadium ko shift karna hi is samasya ka hal hai? Yeh ghatna sirf ek jagah ki wajah se nahi hui, balki crowd control ke abhaav, galat planning aur shayad kuch hadd tak rajneeti ke chalte hui. BJP ne Siddaramaiah aur unke deputy DK Shivakumar par ilzaam lagaya hai ki unki aapas ki ladai ne yeh “state-sponsored” stampede ko janm diya. Ek activist ne toh Virat Kohli ke khilaf bhi shikayat darj ki, yeh kehkar ki unke fans ke josh ne bheed ko aur badhaya. Kya naye stadium se yeh sab samasyayein khatam ho jayengi? Ya phir yeh sirf ek dikhave ka kadam hai, jisme asli samasya – suraksha aur planning ke abhaav – ko chhupaya ja raha hai?
Cricket ke itihas mein a isi tarah ke hadse hue hain, jaise 1996 ka Kolkata ka Eden Gardens ka riot, jab fans ke bich hui hinsaa ke karan match rokna pada tha. Us waqt bhi suraksha aur bheed prabandhan ek bada mudda tha. Aaj, jab hum 2025 mein hain, toh kya humne usse kuch seekha? Chinnaswamy stampede ek sabak hai ki jashn ke naam par suraksha ko nazarandaaz nahi kiya ja sakta. Siddaramaiah ka naya stadium banane ka vichar shayad ek nayi shuruaat ho sakta hai, lekin agar suraksha aur planning ke mamle mein wahi purani galtiyan dohrayi gayi, toh yeh sirf ek khokhla wada ban ke reh jayega.
