BENGALURU: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar has termed the collapse of the under-construction Metro pillar in Nagawara, which claimed two lives, as the result of the “40 per cent commission” government.
The Congress leader said that there is “no quality” in development works. “This is the result of the ’40 per cent commission’ government. There is no quality in development works”, he said.
Last year, the Congress had alleged that the BJP charges a 40 per cent commission from government contractors for awarding of tenders.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against unidentified persons in connection with the collapse of the under-construction pillar. “An FIR has been filed against five unknown persons concerned in Metro pillar collapse case at Govindapura police station”, police said. According to the FIR, site engineers, Metro contractors, site in-charge officers, BMRCL officers and others have been included.
This comes after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that an inquiry into the incident will be conducted. The Chief Minister also announced an ex-gratia for the family of the deceased. Besides, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) said that notices have been issued to the contractors and engineers concerned and added that an internal technical team will investigate the matter. (ANI)