Vikramshila setu slab collapse result of corruption: Tejashwi

Patna: Reacting to the collapse of a slab of the Vikramshila Setu across the Ganga in Bhagalpur, RJD working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Monday alleged that it was a result of corruption under the NDA govt, noting that the bridge had earlier been declared unsafe. He also said it was fortunate that no lives were lost in the incident.“Now, due to corruption in the NDA govt, a slab of the Vikramshila Setu in Bhagalpur has fallen into the Ganga river. Does anyone need more credible proof of corruption than this?” he said in a post on X.Referring to reported fault lines in a pillar of the bridge last month, Tejashwi said, “We had warned and alerted the govt that the bridge could collapse, but it did not take it seriously, which amounts to shielding the corrupt.”“At the time the slab fell, several vehicles were on the bridge, but fortunately none was on the affected portion. As a result, there was no loss of life,” said Tejashwi. He added that around 100 bridges and culverts have collapsed in the past two years.