BJP govt. blames Trinamool’s legacy of negligence for back-to-back incidents of fire

BJP govt. Blames Trinamool's legacy of negligence for back-to-back incidents of fire Leaders of Opposition parties say the Suvendu Adhikari administration cannot entirely put the responsibility for such incidents on the previous Trinamool Congress administration.

Key points

• Not only the Chief Minister, but Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Agnimitra Paul additionally blamed the previous regime for the fire.
• Exterior view of the building on Mirza Ghalib Street where a hotel fire killed nine individuals early morning, in Kolkata on Wednesday.
• On August 17, the fire at Hotel Bideshini in the temple town of Tarapith asserted nine lives.
• According to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the tragedies are "a grim reminder of the legacy of negligence left behind by the previous regime".
• The Opposition leaders hit back, saying that time for passing the blame was over for the administration as it had crossed 100 days.

Exterior view of the building on Mirza Ghalib Street where a hotel fire killed nine individuals early morning, in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photo Credit: ANI.

With two incidents of fire at hotels in Kolkata and Tarapith claiming 18 lives over the past three days in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party administration has blamed the previous Trinamool Congress regime for the incidents. According to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the tragedies are "a grim reminder of the legacy of negligence left behind by the previous regime".

"For years, the City's & State's infrastructure was allowed to grow unchecked, with structures being permitted to be built and operated as hotels and other businesses while completely ignoring mandatory fire safety norms, " the Chief Minister remarked on social media.

Mr. According to Adhikari, the previous administration systematically looked the other way, failing to enforce basic compliance audits and allowing these unsafe conditions to fester. He continued that the BJP administration was working "tirelessly to undo the damage of that era and to enforce the safety standards that should have been in place all along".

Not only the Chief Minister, but Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Agnimitra Paul additionally blamed the previous regime for the fire. Ms. According to Paul, there were over 10 guest houses operating inside the building where fire broke out. She asked how the hotels received trade licence and raised questions as to how the Calcutta Electricity Supply Corporation offered electricity to such places.

Meanwhile, the Opposition leaders hit back, saying that time for passing the blame was over for the administration as it had crossed 100 days. "It is since the previous administration failed on multiple counts there has been a new administration. Now that the administration has surpassed 100 days, the new administration will have to take stringent measures, " Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee noted.

For context, the Opposition Chief Whip, Akhruzamman, of the Mr. Ritabrata-led Trinamool faction, remarked that while the administration was proactive in driving hawkers off the footpath, it was not ordering authorities to act where it was most required. "The government will have to take responsibility and cannot blame the previous regime for the fire, " he remarked.

According to The Opposition, the fire at Shika Inn on Mirza Ghalib Street in Kolkata occurred less than 100 metres from the headquarters of the State Fire Department and Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Nine lives were lost in the fire. On August 17, the fire at Hotel Bideshini in the temple town of Tarapith asserted nine lives.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Secretary Md. While referring to the Kolkata fire, remarked that residents came from Bangladesh for medical treatment and stayed at the hotels "What will we tell the world?, salim. Where is our hospitality?" Mr. Salim remarked. Of the nine individuals who died in the fire, five have been identified as Bangladeshi nationals.

State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar remarked, "This administration is saying that the previous administration did everything wrong and that is why all this is happening. How tough was it to problem one notice for a fire audit, " the Congress leader asked.

Taken together, the developments around BJP govt. Blames Trinamool's legacy of negligence for back-to point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.