Kolkata, May 1 -- Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday alleged negligence by the West Bengal Government and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation over the fire in the Mechua area of the State capital in which 14 people lost their lives and several others sustained injuries.

Adhikari visited the site of the fire at Rituraj Hotel earlier today following which he took to his social media platform X to post that he had assessed the situation on the ground and expressed grief over the loss of lives. The BJP leader claimed that the action in the fire incident was "delayed and chaotic" and demanded a "high-lever, transparent probe."

"Today, I visited the h...