Satya Niketan tragedy: Rahul seeks accountability, targets PM Modi over insults
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has criticized the BJP government following a fatal building collapse in Delhi's Satya Niketan. He accused the administration of failing to implement preventive safety measures and avoiding accountability for recurring infrastructure tragedies.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding urban safety, building regulations, and political accountability in India's capital.
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and the BJP government over the collapse of a PG building in Delhi’s Satya Niketan, accusing the government of failing to prevent such accidents and holding those responsible accountable.In a post on X, Gandhi accused that the BJP government follows a pattern of taking no preventive action before accidents and then “grandstanding” after tragedies, while blaming a few lower-level officials and allowing those he described as the “real culprits” to escape accountability.Gandhi said the Satya Niketan collapse was “no isolated tragedy” and referred to other recent incidents in Delhi, including deaths in Saidulajab and a fire in Hauz Rani.
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