Morbi Bridge Collapse: CM Gehlot terms BJP govt in Gujarat ‘corrupt’, says ‘no right to be in power’
Ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took a potshot at the Bhupendrabhai Patel-led Gujarat Government on November 5 over the Morbi bridge collapse, saying such a corrupt dispensation has no right to be in power.
On Twitter, the Gujarat CM shared a newspaper article regarding the preliminary probe into the tragic incident. According to the article, just Rs 12 lakh (6%) of the total amount of Rs 2 crore was spent on bridge maintenance.
“This is an example of the corruption of the BJP government of Gujarat. Such a corrupt government has no right to be in power,” Gehlot wrote in the caption while sharing the newspaper article.
मोरबी पुल हादसे की शुरुआती जांच से पता चला है कि 2 करोड़ रुपये में से सिर्फ 12 लाख रुपये यानी सिर्फ 6% राशि ही पुल के रख रखाव पर खर्च हुई। यह गुजरात की BJP सरकार के भ्रष्टाचार का प्रत्यक्ष उदाहरण है। ऐसी भ्रष्ट सरकार को सत्ता में रहने का कोई अधिकार नहीं है। pic.twitter.com/u6lL04ejyy
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 5, 2022
The Rajjasthan Chief Minister reiterated the Congress' demand for a judicial inquiry into the tragic incident. “truth of corruption in the government on such a large scale is not possible to come out.”
At least 135 people were killed after the cable bridge over the Machchhu river collapsed on Sunday evening. The bridge was recently reopened after extensive renovation work.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited the incident site and went to the hospital where the injured are undergoing treatment.
The Prime Minister also assured every possible assistance to the families of the deceased.
First published: 6 November 2022, 13:51 IST