The collapse of the Delhi Airport Terminal 1 roof has triggered a war of words between the Centre and the Opposition, with the Congress alleging that the infrastructure work carried out by the government was "substandard construction works marked by corruption."
The Congress slammed the Modi government, stating that "corruption" and "criminal negligence" were responsible for the shoddy infrastructure created in the last 10 years. "Corruption and criminal negligence is responsible for the collapse of shoddy infrastructure falling like a deck of cards, in the past 10 years of Modi Government," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X.
"Delhi Airport (T1) roof collapse, Jabalpur airport roof collapse, Abysmal condition of Ayodhya's new roads, Ram Mandir leakage, cracks in Mumbai Trans Harbour Link road, 13 new bridges falling down in Bihar in 2023 & 2024, Pragati Maidan Tunnel submerging, Morbi bridge collapse tragedy in Gujarat, ... are some stark instances which expose the tall claims by Modi ji and BJP of creating 'World Class Infrastructure'," he said.
He said on March 10th, when Modi ji inaugurated the Delhi Ariport T1, he called himself "Doosri mitti ka insaan...".
"All this false bravado and rhetoric was only reserved for quickly indulging in ribbon-cutting ceremonies before Elections. Our heartfelt condolences to the victims of the Delhi airport tragedy. They bore the brunt of a Corrupt, Inept and Selfish Government," Kharge charged.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too hit out at Modi, asking whether "the prime inauguration minister will take responsibility for these substandard construction works marked by corruption."
"Is the veil finally lifting from BJPs Chanda lo, Chanda lo corruption model," she asked.
#WATCH | On portion of canopy collapsed at Delhi airport's Terminal-1, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu says, "...we are taking this incident seriously...I want to clarify that the building inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi is on the other side and the… pic.twitter.com/ahb6d9ujc0
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However, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu defended the government, stating that the building inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on the other side. "The building that collapsed here is an old building and was opened in 2009,” the union minister told reporters during his visit to the airport premises.
