TMC playing politics over tragedy: Left

March 31, 2016 16:34

Updates: The Left reacts to Mamata Banerjee's claim that the the tender for the bridge was passed during the Left regime and therefore the party is responsible for the disaster.

The Left responds saying that the TMC govt took money from the construction company and said the TMC was playing politics over tragedy.

India Today reports that locals had protested that the design of the flyover was faulty and had stopped construction in 2009. However, when the TMC came to power in 2011, the construction was once again resumed.

An Emergency centre has been set up at the state secretariat Nabanna. Helpline number: 1070.

MoS Home Kiren Rijiju says more NDRF teams will be sent.

Toll: 14 dead, 78 injured: Kolkata police

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