'I was a minister only for 18 months, there was no money either', Tejashwi Yadav expressed helplessness on the collapse of the bridge

'I was a minister only for 18 months, there was no money either', Tejashwi Yadav expressed helplessness on the collapse of the bridge

Tejashwi Yadav News: Tejashwi Yadav said that since Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister, till now the Rural Works Department has been with him. Except for only 18 months, all the time Janata Dal-United has had this ministry. He said that the double-engine government has one engine engaged in corruption and one engine is engaged in crime.

Politics has intensified in the state over the continuous collapse of bridges in Bihar. NDA East Deputy

“The opposition has attacked CM Tejashwi Yadav. Now, Tejashwi Yadav has retaliated to the allegations and has also expressed his helplessness. Along with this, he has raised questions on the Nitish government. Tejashwi Yadav has given a big statement on this. He said that I have been a minister only for 18 months. When I was a minister, the department did not even have money.”

Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav said that since Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister, the Rural Works Department has been with him till now. Except for only 18 months, this ministry has been with the Janata Dal-United all the time. He said that more than a dozen bridges had collapsed in Bihar and we were ministers only for 18 months, the department did not have money.

Tejashwi Yadav further said that it took 6 to 8 months to bring money to the department. Till now we had passed the bridges. The 18-month target of our tenure was spent in the tender process itself. Apart from 18 months, Janata Dal-United had the rural department for 17 years and all these bridges are the same which are falling.