New Delhi, June 15 -- Senior Congress leader Pawar Khera expressed his condolences to the families of the people who were killed in the Pune bridge collapse incident on Sunday, saying that "public safety should not be an afterthought."

Expressing sorrow over the people's deaths, the Congress leader said that the lives lost in this disaster were a reminder of the cost of negligence.

"The collapse of the footbridge over the Indrayani River in Pune's Maval tehsil is a heartbreaking tragedy. Our heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones, and our thoughts are with those injured or still missing. Each life lost in this avoidable disaster is a painful reminder of the cost of neglect. Public safety should not be an af...