Bengaluru Metro pillar collapse: Police submitted charge sheet naming 11 engineers
Bengaluru: After five months of the metro pillar collapse tragedy that resulted in the death of a woman and her child, the police submitted a charge sheet on Thursday against 11 engineers from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and a private company called Nagarjuna Construction company (NCC).
The catastrophic disaster took place on January 10, as a couple along with their two children, were travelling on a two-wheeler when a reinforcement cage of the metro pillar collapsed on them. The woman, identified as Tejaswini and her two-and-a-half-year-old son succumbed to the grievous injuries. However, her husband and one-year-old child survived.
The comprehensive 1100-page charge sheet underscores the role played by the 11 people involved in the project. It noted that the metro pillar collapsed due to dearth of adequate support and improper design of the supporting structures. Furthermore, it mentioned how safety measures were disregarded which contributed to the tragic collapse.
A senior police officer told Hindustan Times that it was the responsibility of the BMRCL. He added that they depended partly on luck and expertise instead of relying on engineering textbooks.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
