Bridge collapse result of graft under BJP: SP

TNNLucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the collapse of an underconstruction bridge in Hamirpur was the result of rampant corruption under BJP govt.Expressing grief over the incident, Akhilesh described the deaths as deeply tragic and appealed to local SP workers to extend assistance to the affected families and injured persons.Akhilesh questioned why infrastructure projects undertaken during BJP govt repeatedly end in failure. He alleged that corruption and loot has reached peak and claimed that excessive commission-taking and “BJP guru dakshina” in public works were responsible for the poor quality of construction.“Every construction project in the BJP government appears to be falling victim to corruption. Sometimes bridges collapse, sometimes water tanks crumble, station walls fall, and newly constructed buildings develop leaks,” he said in a statement.Referring to projects executed under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the SP chief alleged that several overhead water tanks had collapsed due to poor construction quality and corruption. Akhilesh said that if bridges were collapsing even before completion, it raised serious concerns about the safety of public infrastructure once operational. He questioned govt’s capability to execute large-scale construction projects and accused it of lacking both competence and accountability.