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Karnataka Crowd Control Bill, 2025: The 'Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd at Events and Place of Gathering) Bill, 2025' is set to be scrutinised by a committee. The state Legislative Assembly Speaker, UT Khader constituted an 11-member "scrutiny committee" of the House headed by Home Minister G Parameshwara. The panel will review the 'Karnataka Crowd Control Bill, 2025'.

The development comes days after The Opposition demanded the Congress government in Karnataka to refer the Bill to a house committee for detailed discussion and scrutiny during the legislature session last month.

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As per the resolution of the House, the Speaker constituted a scrutiny committee consisting of the members of the Legislative Assembly under Rule 247 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly to examine and submit a report" on the bill.

Who Are The Members Of The Committee?

The committee consists of Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister HK Patil, MLAs -- Rizwan Arshad, Shreenivasaiah N, Ravishankar D, Srinivas V Mane, Prakash K Koliwad, HD Thammaiah, V Sunil Kumar, S R Vishwananath, and GD Harish Gowda.

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Here Are The Other Key Highlights About The Bill

- The Opposition expressed concerns that the proposed bill may curtail protests and impact cultural and religious events.

- The Bill was introduced by the government following the June 4 stampede outside the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, in which 11 people were killed.

- The Karnataka Crowd Control Bill, 2025 with penal provisions is aimed at effectively controlling the crowd and managing mass gatherings at events and functions, and preventing unlawful gatherings.

- The bill aims at controlling the crowd, with a set of legal rules, Parameshwara, while presenting the bill in the assembly last month, had said, it also highlights the requisite permissions that are necessary for such gatherings, and provides for holding the event organisers responsible.

- Any mass gathering event in which less than 7,000 people are expected will require permission from the jurisdictional police station, while those with above 7,000 and less than 50,000 will require permission from DySP or ACP (in Bengaluru). For events where more than 50,000 people are expected will require permission from SP or Commissioner.

- As per the Bill, organisers should apply for permission 10 days before the intended event, and it also provides for the organisers to execute an indemnity bond of Rs 1 crore. The indemnity bond is applicable for events where more than 50,000 people gather.

- In case of any violations or any untoward incident or for indulging in misinformation, there are penal provisions, the Home minister had said.

- Those organising events without permission will face up to seven years imprisonment and Rs 1 crore fine. Any event that leads to disaster will attract up to seven years' jail in case of injuries and 10 years of imprisonment or a life sentence for fatalities.

- Causing disturbance or breaching peace during an event may result in a three-year jail term with Rs 50,000 fine.

(With PTI inputs)