Bhagalpur (Bihar) [India], June 5 (ANI): Reacting to BJP calls for on the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav within the Bhagalpur bridge collapse incident, JDU MLA Lalit Narayan Mandal on Monday questioned whether or not Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw resigned after Odisha practice accident.
“Did PM Modi or Railway Minister resign after the Odisha practice accident? The bridge collapse in Bhagalpur is a tragic incident and I don’t need to politicise the matter,” Mandal instructed ANI.
“If the development firm is discovered responsible then it must be blacklisted and motion must be taken towards culprits. Culprits must be came upon accordingly,” he added.
The under-construction Aguwani-Sultanganj Bridge in Bhagalpur collapsed on Sunday.
Within the wake of the of the incident, Bihar’s Chief of the opposition Vijay Kumar Sinha demanded the resignation of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav.
Earlier as we speak Union Minister for Energy and renewable vitality RK Singh hit out at Nitish Kumar-led authorities in Bihar after an under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganga river collapsed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, for the second time in a yr, and stated that the incident is a transparent instance of excessive corruption within the state.
“It’s a dwelling instance of corruption, and such a giant bridge price Rs 1717 crore collapsed like playing cards within the Ganga river. This sort of incident has positively involvement of leaders, contractors and connivance of all. If the federal government had strictly investigated, then this could not have occurred,” Union Minister RK Singh stated.
Nitish Kumar laid the muse stone of the bridge within the yr 2014 which linked Sultanganj and Khagaria.
In the meantime, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had ordered a probe into the incident and stated that the development was incorrect resulting from which the bridge collapsed repeatedly.
“The bridge that collapsed yesterday had collapsed final yr additionally. I’ve instructed officers to take strict motion. It’s not being constructed appropriately that’s why it’s collapsing repeatedly. The division will look into it and motion might be taken,” he stated. (ANI)
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