Patna (Bihar) [India], June 5 (ANI): JDU MLA Sanjeev Kumar on Monday stated that he already had apprehensions concerning the construction of the bridge which collapsed in Bhagalpur.
JDU MLA Kumar stated that he already had raised his issues concerning the bridge with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.
Whereas addressing the press convention, Sanjeev Kumar stated,” “It’s a matter of nice concern, however it’s good that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has taken cognizance of this matter and has ordered a high-level inquiry. There was already a fear concerning the construction. I had raised the matter with Tejashwi Yadav and he gave his assurances to me concerning this. Additionally contained in the meeting, I had raised this matter in March this 12 months.”
He additional acknowledged that the bridge collapse incident needs to be investigated by the decide of the Excessive Courtroom.
“As an alternative of getting the Principal Secretary of the Highway Building Division, a decide of the Excessive Courtroom ought to examine this matter. The bridge was already damaged, which was being investigated, however the investigation report has not but come,” he stated.
“The identical Principal Secretary has not taken this matter severely, a technical workforce ought to examine it, Principal Secretary needs to be saved separate from this investigation,” he added.
Earlier on Sunday an under-construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur collapsed.
Nitish Kumar laid the muse stone of the bridge in 2014 connecting Sultanganj and Khagaria.
In the meantime, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar ordered a probe into the incident and stated that the development was incorrect because of which the bridge collapsed repeatedly.
Reacting to the incident Bharatiya Janata Occasion chief Shahnawaz Hussain stated that it was not the bridge, however the credibility of the state authorities which has been destroyed.
Shahnawaz Hussain stated, “It was our demand from 2016 to probe the bridge which was being in-built Bhagalpur, straddling Sultanganj and Khagaria on the Ganga river. However due to the inaction of the Bihar authorities, the entire construction has collapsed. (ANI)
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