Guwahati: Congress Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday (BJPTo deceive the people of Majuli with false promises.
He said the government had promised him a bridge that could have saved lives, but it was not built.
Union Minister of Transport and Highways in 2016 Nitin Gadkari A bridge was laid from Majuli connecting Jorhat and Lakhimpur districts in the south and north. In February this year, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction of the bridge, which was slammed by the opposition as a strategy to win the hearts of the people of the river island ahead of the assembly elections.
state congress President Bhupen Bora has blamed the BJP-led government for failing to complete the bridge even five years after the foundation stone was laid. “We have seen how the BJP government has made many election promises to the people of Majuli and Jorhat. In 2016, Nitin Gadkari had laid the foundation stone of the bridge. Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Had remarked at that time that the bridge was coming up without a detailed project report,” Bora said at a press conference here on Thursday.
The Assam PCC has demanded that the BJP government immediately pay an ex-gratia amount of Rs 25 lakh to each victim’s family. Neemtighat Accident. “I have never seen the central government competing to lay the foundation stone without preparing the DPR,” he said.
Bora said, “No lessons were learned from the unfortunate boat capsizing in North Guwahati in September 2018. The precautions that the BJP government should have taken across Assam after this incident were not visible when the boat accident took place.” Was.”
“As per the news reports, it took an hour for the help of SDRF and NDRF to reach the disaster site. During the flood season, is it not mandatory for river transport officers to supervise water transport activities? Is there in Nimtighat and Majuli? River is the police station?? Bora thought.
He also questioned whether the Inland Water Transport Department had properly marked the navigation routes. Borah asked, “How can two ferries collide in broad daylight in good weather? Do they have licensed ferry drivers? Who is monitoring the load of the ferry as there are allegations that ferries and boats are always overloaded.” ”
Roll on Roll Off (Ro-Ro) service was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal On October 11, 2018 at Kamalabari Ghat. The Ro-Ro vessel named MV Bhupen Hazarika was built by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at a cost of Rs 9.46 crore and had a capacity to carry over 100 passengers along with eight trucks. . “It is unfortunate that the Ro-Ro service is not operational till date due to reasons best known to the Assam government,” he said.
He said the government had promised him a bridge that could have saved lives, but it was not built.
Union Minister of Transport and Highways in 2016 Nitin Gadkari A bridge was laid from Majuli connecting Jorhat and Lakhimpur districts in the south and north. In February this year, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction of the bridge, which was slammed by the opposition as a strategy to win the hearts of the people of the river island ahead of the assembly elections.
state congress President Bhupen Bora has blamed the BJP-led government for failing to complete the bridge even five years after the foundation stone was laid. “We have seen how the BJP government has made many election promises to the people of Majuli and Jorhat. In 2016, Nitin Gadkari had laid the foundation stone of the bridge. Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Had remarked at that time that the bridge was coming up without a detailed project report,” Bora said at a press conference here on Thursday.
The Assam PCC has demanded that the BJP government immediately pay an ex-gratia amount of Rs 25 lakh to each victim’s family. Neemtighat Accident. “I have never seen the central government competing to lay the foundation stone without preparing the DPR,” he said.
Bora said, “No lessons were learned from the unfortunate boat capsizing in North Guwahati in September 2018. The precautions that the BJP government should have taken across Assam after this incident were not visible when the boat accident took place.” Was.”
“As per the news reports, it took an hour for the help of SDRF and NDRF to reach the disaster site. During the flood season, is it not mandatory for river transport officers to supervise water transport activities? Is there in Nimtighat and Majuli? River is the police station?? Bora thought.
He also questioned whether the Inland Water Transport Department had properly marked the navigation routes. Borah asked, “How can two ferries collide in broad daylight in good weather? Do they have licensed ferry drivers? Who is monitoring the load of the ferry as there are allegations that ferries and boats are always overloaded.” ”
Roll on Roll Off (Ro-Ro) service was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal On October 11, 2018 at Kamalabari Ghat. The Ro-Ro vessel named MV Bhupen Hazarika was built by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at a cost of Rs 9.46 crore and had a capacity to carry over 100 passengers along with eight trucks. . “It is unfortunate that the Ro-Ro service is not operational till date due to reasons best known to the Assam government,” he said.
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