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BJP seeks Rs 10L compensation to victim’s kin

HYDERABAD: Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday demanded cancellation of contract with IL&FS for construction of bridge across KC Canal at Kurnool on NH-7 which claimed the life of site engineer Satish, a couple of days ago.

It also demanded announcement of Rs 10 lakh compensation to the victim’s family and Rs 5 lakh for persons who were severely injured.

BJP State president Bandaru Dattatreya stated that the fact-finding committee of the party comprising BJP vice-president GR Karunakar and former MLA Baddam Bal Reddy visited the spot on May 1. He said the cause of accident is due to the failure of one of the four jacks used during fixation of one girder leading the bridge to tilt and collapse into the canal.

“However, the officials failed to explain why the condition of all jacks were not tested or ascertained before using them ? There was only one site engineer at the spot but the officials are not ready to divulge the reason,’’ Dattatreya said.

Meanwhile CPI state secretary K Narayana demanded the State Government to take necessary action to curb the highhandedness of the contractors at the toll gates run by the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) across the State.

Narayana wrote a letter to Chief Secretary P Ramakanth Reddy to seek his intervention to resolve the issue.

According to rules, the contractors have to at least appoint 90 per cent exservicemen as staff at toll gates.

Though very few ex-servicemen were appointed, their salaries were not paid regularly as per the rules. If the State Government fail to sort out the matter, the CPI would launch agitations at all the toll gate plazas, he warned.