"BJP Demolished Bridge": Bihar Minister Tej Pratap Yadav's Big Claim
NDTV
The BJP reacted strongly to the Bihar Minister's statement, saying "may god give him good sense".
Asserting that "we are building the bridge, they are destroying it", Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav has blamed the BJP for the collapse of an under-construction four-lane bridge over the Ganga in Bhagalpur.
The statement marks an escalation of the war of words taking place between the Bihar government and the opposition BJP, and invited a sharp reaction from the latter, which said, "may god give him good sense".
Speaking to news agency ANI on Monday, a day after the Rs 1,700-crore bridge fell like a house of cards, Tej Pratap Yadav, who is the elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said, "The bridge has been demolished by BJP. We are building the bridge and they are demolishing it."
Reacting to the statement, BJP Member of Parliament Ravi Shankar Prasad said today that the Bihar government should learn to respect taxpayers' money. "What can I say about this? May god give him good sense...Nitish babu, two parliament buildings could have been constructed in Rs 1,700 crores which were wasted by your government. They should learn to respect the taxpayers' money," Mr Prasad told ANI.