DJB forms inquiry committee to probe biker's death in Janakpuri pit: Water minister
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Jal Board has set up a committee to probe the death of a motorcyclist who allegedly fell into a construction pit dug by the water agency, cabinet minister Parvesh Verma said.
Verma said the inquiry committee will submit a report on the incident by the same evening.
A motorcyclist, Kamal, died on Friday morning after allegedly falling into a pit in west Delhi's Janakpuri area.
In a post on X, Water Minister Verma said, "DJB has constituted a high-level inquiry committee to ensure a transparent investigation into the incident. The committee has been directed to inspect the accident site immediately and review safety arrangements, barricading, signage and traffic management."
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Verma added that the committee will verify compliance with all safety norms, fix responsibility wherever lapses are found and recommend strict corrective and disciplinary action. The Delhi minister said he will be visiting the construction site.
Urban Development minister Ashish Sood also said that the Delhi government has ordered a probe into the incident.
"I visited the accident site and also met the family members of the deceased. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the entire Delhi government stand with the family. Order has been issued for a probe of the incident, and the guilty will be punished strictly," Sood said in a post on X.
The victim's family has alleged negligence on the part of the DJB but also suspects foul play in the biker's death.
Police received a call regarding the incident around 7 am and police personnel reached the spot to find the body inside the pit along with his motorcycle. Kamal, a resident of Kailashpuri, worked at a call centre of a private bank, police said.
Preliminary investigation suggests the pit was dug at a DJB construction site and was barricaded, a senior police officer said.
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Bypoll results will decide the future of Congress in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): Leader of Opposition BJP in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka said the results of the bypolls in Davanagere South and Bagalkote assembly constituencies will decide the future of the ruling Congress in the state.
The bypolls were necessitated following the demise of sitting Congress MLAs Shamanur Shivashankarappa and H Y Meti, who represented Davanagere South and Bagalkote constituencies respectively.
The ruling Congress has fielded Shamanur Shivashankarappa’s grandson and Karnataka Minister S S Mallikarjun’s son Samarth Shamanur in Davanagere South and Umesh Meti in Bagalkote, who are locked in a direct contest with BJP candidates T Dasakariyappa and Veerabhadrayya Charantimath.
According to Ashoka, there is a contest between the poor and the rich in the upcoming bypolls, scheduled on April 9.
"The Congress will lose this election, and the future of the state will be decided. Since Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said ‘Make the poor win’, the BJP has fielded poor candidates,” the BJP leader said in a press conference.
In Davanagere, the BJP has given a ticket to an ordinary person, whereas Congress has given tickets to powerful and influential people. In Bagalkote, there is a very good opinion about the BJP candidate, he claimed.
According to him, the Congress has given space to dynastic politics in both places. Therefore, the BJP has a strong chance of winning in both constituencies.
The LoP said if the Congress candidate wins in Davanagere, it is understood that Muslims will not get opportunities in the future, and therefore, Muslims are opposing the Congress party.
He also charged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who talks about uniting backward classes, has not given a ticket to backward class candidates.
