No FIR was lodged, two watchmen have been nabbed: Rahul Gandhi on Morbi accident

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP authorities in Gujarat of not taking any motion in opposition to these answerable for Morbi bridge collapse as they’re related to the social gathering.

150 individuals died within the Morbi accident. This isn’t a political concern. Query arises that no motion was taken in opposition to these answerable for this, no FIR was lodged, stated the Congress MP whereas addressing a public assembly in Rajkot forward of subsequent month’s Meeting polls.

“Solely as a result of these answerable for the accident share an excellent relationship with BJP, nothing occurred to them. They nabbed two watchmen and arrested them however did nothing in opposition to these really accountable,” Gandhi added.

The collapse of the British-era suspension bridge in Morbi occurred on October 30. Amongst these lifeless included 47 youngsters.

The Supreme Court docket on Monday stated that the Morbi Bride collapse incident was an “huge tragedy” and requested the Gujarat Excessive Court docket which is already listening to a suo motu case on the identical concern, to carry periodical hearings. “It is a gigantic tragedy and this can require weekly monitoring to see the award of contract, credential of the social gathering awarded the contract, attribution of accountability for these responsible,” noticed a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli.

The Gujarat Police has filed a First Data Report below IPC sections 304 and 308 (culpable murder not amounting to homicide) within the bridge collapse tragedy. The Gujarat authorities has constituted a five-member committee headed to probe the bridge collapse incident.