Hyderabad, Feb. 23 -- BJP leader Prakash Reddy on Sunday took responsibility for the SLBC (Srisailam Left Bank Canal) tunnel collapse, stating that the project had been delayed due to political reasons and that authorities must be held accountable for the incident.

Speaking on the situation, Reddy said, "SLBC was a very important project, particularly the 36-37 km tunnel. The completion of the project was delayed due to many political reasons. However, when the project was about to be completed, such a tragic incident happened there. The government is responsible, we and the system are responsible for this."

He told ANI that to rescue the people, particularly the engineers who are already in the tunnel, one SDRF team from Andhra Pradesh...