Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her shock and pain at the bridge collapse incident in Gujarat’s Morbi that claimed over 130 lives. She said she would not indulge in “politics” over the issue as “people’s lives were more important”.
Banerjee, who was speaking to reporters at the Kolkata airport before leaving for Chennai to meet Tamil Nadu CM and DMK boss MK Stalin, said a Supreme Court-monitored judicial commission should be formed to probe the incident.
I won’t comment on it as people’s lives are more important than politics. I express my condolences. Many have died and many are still missing. A judicial commission should be made under the SC to probe the Morbi incident,” she said.
Banerjee also asked why central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation were not taking action against those involved in the tragedy, adding that accountability must be fixed.
“Why’re the ED and CBI not taking action against criminals involved in the Morbi incident? They take action against only common people. Accountability should be fixed.”
