Mumbai's Gokhale bridge-flyover alignment fiasco: Suspend BMC chief, says Aaditya Thackeray

Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said that Mumbai civic commissioner (administrator) IS Chahal should be placed under suspension for the Gokhale bridge-flyover alignment fiasco

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said that Mumbai civic commissioner (administrator) IS Chahal should be placed under suspension for the Gokhale bridge-flyover alignment fiasco, reported the PTI.

It was noticed after construction of the bridge over the tracks at Andheri railway station that it did not align with the connecting Barfiwala flyover that was built just over a decade ago, as per the PTI.

According to the PTI, in his letter to Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais, Aaditya Thackeray said that apart from IS Chahal, top ranking railway officials involved in the project must also be suspended since the fiasco has resulted in wastage of taxpayers' money to the tune of several crore rupees.

"The Gokhale bridge reconstruction by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Railways is a national shame. It is an example of politician-official nexus. The news has reached all over the globe but the two agencies continue to play a blame game," Aaditya Thackeray said, as per the PTI.

Aaditya Thackeray also posted the letter he wrote to Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais on X.

राज्यपाल महोदयांना माझे पत्र...

मुंबई महानगरपालिकेच्या आयुक्तांचे निलंबन आणि गोखले पुलाच्या पुनर्बांधणीत झालेल्या लाजिरवाण्या प्रकरणाच्या चौकशीसाठी मी माननीय राज्यपाल श्री. रमेश बैस ह्यांच्याकडे पत्राद्वारे निष्पक्ष चौकशीची मागणी केली.

My letter to the hon’ble governor, seeking… pic.twitter.com/2ix2QL3ACS

— Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) March 8, 2024

He claimed the BMC chief was not being transferred by the chief minister despite orders of the Election Commission of India.

Aaditya Thackeray said that the local MLA and other officials visited the site multiple times since work began in 2021 but failed to notice the lack of alignment between the under-construction bridge and the connecting flyover.

"Was it on purpose that the fault was created so the bridge could be broken again and rebuilt? The BMC commissioner and railway officials must be suspended to face probe," the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said, the news agency reported on Friday.

Meanwhile, in a post on X, Aaditya Thackeray wrote, "The Coastal Road will be partially opened to people tomorrow, after a long delay of dates since February 19th."

He further wrote, "Only shows how VIP culture has been increased by the bjp, only to claim credit for the works not done by them."

(with PTI inputs)

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