"One engine engaged in corruption, other in crime": Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar over Bihar bridge collapse

Patna (Bihar) [India], July 5 (ANI): Following the multiple bridge collapse in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday slammed the Nitish Kumar-led government and said that the double engine of the Bihar government is engaged in "corruption and crime."
Over the past 15 days, the state has seen the collapse of 10 bridges, raising concerns about infrastructure safety and maintenance. A bridge collapsed in Bihar's Saran district on Thursday, marking the 10th such incident in the state in just over a fortnight.
"Since the day Nitish Kumar became the CM, if we leave aside only 18 months, then the entire time the Rural Works Department has been with the JD(U). This ministry and Bihar are constantly witnessing corruption. Incidents of crime are constantly happening in Bihar. This is an amazing game of double engine, one engine is engaged in corruption and one engine is engaged in crime," Tejashwi Yadav told reporters.
Tejashwi Yadav criticised the administration for issues such as unemployment, poverty, and inflation, blaming the recent bridge collapse on the negligence and inefficiency of the JD(U) and its allies.
"Those people who have increased unemployment, poverty, inflation, those people in whose tenure the bridge collapsed, we will not let them return to power," he added.
Five bridges in Araria, Siwan, East Champaran, Kishanganj, and Madhubani districts collapsed across the state in June last month.
On June 22, a bridge over the Gandak River in Siwan, approximately 40-45 years old, also fell. On June 23, a bridge under construction in East Champaran, costing around Rs 1.5 crore, collapsed, with locals blaming the use of substandard materials.
On June 18, a newly constructed bridge over the Bakra River in Pararia village of Bihar's Araria district collapsed. (ANI)