"Living Example Of Corruption In Bihar": Union Minister On Bridge Collapse

The under-construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur collapsed on Sunday. The moment when the bridge collapsed in the Ganga River was also caught on video by locals.

Union minister for power and renewable energy RK Singh on Monday hit out at Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar after an under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganga river collapsed in Bihar's Bhagalpur, for the second time in a year, and said that the incident is a clear example of high corruption in the state.

The under-construction Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur collapsed on Sunday. The moment when the bridge collapsed in the Ganga River was also caught on video by locals.

"It is a living example of corruption, and such a big bridge worth Rs 1717 crore collapsed like cards in the Ganga river. This type of incident has definitely involvement of leaders, contractors and connivance of all. If the government had strictly investigated, then this would not have happened," Union Minister RK Singh said while speaking to ANI.

"Nitish Kumar has no answer for this. People say that he is 'Sushasan Babu', but this is not good governance. This is an example of corruption, and it is not like this in any other state of the country," he added.