Vivid News 24: A division bench of Chief Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri issued notices to Gujarat Chief Secretary, Home Department, Municipal Commissioner, Morbi Municipality, District Magistrate, and State Human Rights Commission. The court asked the chief secretary and the home secretary to submit a status report by next Monday. The next hearing of the case will be on November 14.
Incidentally, at least 140 people died every hour on a bridge in Morbi, Gujarat, on October 30. Several people were injured. Several people are still reported missing. The state government has already ordered an inquiry into the bridge accident. But as the investigation progresses, more sensational information is coming out one after another. Controversy has arisen over the awarding of bridge renovations to a house builder.
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On the other hand, new information behind the Machchhu river bridge accident in Morbi, Gujarat has been revealed by the administration. The National Disaster Response Force claimed that most people died not by drowning but by falling on rocks in the river.
However, the forensic report blamed overcrowding for the bridge accident. Although renovation work began last March, some of the old cables holding the bridge up have not been replaced, the report said.
However, Gujarat’s ruling party, BJP, is the most vulnerable in the electoral market. Because all opposition parties including AAP and Congress have already campaigned on the issue of the bridge accident.
They claimed that this accident was due to government negligence. A section of Gujarat political experts also feel that this accident has put the BJP under pressure before the elections. Among them, they feel that this spontaneous case of the High Court has increased the pressure on the ruling party. It should be noted here that the Gujarat Assembly elections will be held on December 1 and 5. Counting of votes on December 8.
