NB Viewpoint | "Aag lagi ya lagaayi gayi": MP Congress chief Kamal Nath on Bhopal Satpura Bhawan fire; BJP hits back
14 Jun 2023 10:22:22
"This is another example of corruption. Whether the fire broke out or it was set, it is the biggest question? So far it has been said that 12000 files have been burnt in the incident, but don't know how many files would have been burnt in it" - Kamal Nath, Congress leader
New Delhi, June 14: The Congress party criticised BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over the massive fire at Bhopal’s Satpura Bhawan complex, calling it an "example of corruption".
"This is another example of corruption. Whether the fire broke out or it was set, it is the biggest question? So far it has been said that 12000 files have been burnt in the incident, but don't know how many files would have been burnt in it. This is a matter of huge corruption and it should be thoroughly investigated. The inquiry should be conducted by an independent agency in the matter," Nath said.
The fire at the Satpura Bhawan complex, which houses several important government offices, was first reported on the third floor of the building around 4 pm on Monday, and was brought under control on Tuesday morning with the help of Army and CISF personnel. No casualties were reported.
Raising questions on the preparation of the state government to deal with the fire-incident">fire incident, the congress leader said, "They (BJP-led state government) have no preparation for anything. Their preparation is only in making money."
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On the other hand, Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said, "Congress does politics on every issue. The offices where the fire broke out, there was no such office in which any kind of government procurement, tender process, money related work or any budget related work was done."
He added that there was an office of Tribal Area Development Programmes (TADP) which took care of funds received from the central grant used for the development of tribal areas. The complete record of it is with the Central Government and is also with the state government in this digital era.
Secondly, there was an office health department in which there were only files of the establishment, in which there is no point of corruption and that too will be recreated in today's digital age, the minister further said. "There is neither the matter of files of corruption, nor any transaction, Congress is making allegations to polish their politics. It is completely baseless", minister Sarang added.