West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial inquiry into the recent bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat, which killed over 130 people. “Accidents are not always in our control. But at the same time, we have to see that the right organization gets the right task. I heard that the government there (in Gujarat) was not providing enough support to the families of the victims. The bridge in Morbi was allowed to be used by the public before the renovation work was properly completed. “This was done in haste keeping in mind the upcoming Assembly elections come there So, I feel that SC should monitor the matter,” Banerjee told the media before leaving for Chennai on Wednesday. The Chief Minister will be in Chennai to attend the 80th birth anniversary celebrations of Governor’s elder brother West Bengal La Ganesan. She is also scheduled to hold a meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M.K. Stalin in Chennai. Speaking to reporters here, Banerjee also asked why central audit agencies like CBI and ED investigating the irregularities in the tender process for the renovation of the bridge. “People’s lives are more important than politics. The manner in which the bridge was being maintained was nothing but a crime,” he said. The Prime Minister also lambasted the Center and the BJP over the Union Home Ministry’s decision to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and currently living in Mehsana and Anand districts of Gujarat. “We are totally against decisions of the such as are aimed at serving narrow political interests. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat. We will not tolerate such things in West Bengal,” he said. –IANS src/ar m (Only the headline and image of this report may have been reworked by Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is automatically generated from a syndicated feed.)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial inquiry into the recent bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat, which killed over 130 people.
“Accidents are not always in our control. But at the same time, we have to see that the right organization gets the right task. I heard that the government there (in Gujarat) was not providing enough support to the families of the victims. The bridge at Morbi was allowed to be used by the public before the renovation work was properly completed.
“This was done in haste keeping in mind the upcoming Assembly elections there. So, I feel SC should be monitored for the matter,” Banerjee told the media before leaving for Chennai on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister will be in Chennai to attend the 80th birth anniversary celebrations of West Bengal Governor La Ganesan’s elder brother.
She is also scheduled to hold a meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M.K. Stalin in Chennai.