Hyderabad, March 6 -- Accusing Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and several Ministers of prioritizing their commissions over workers' safety, leading to the tragic SLBC tunnel disaster,BRS working President K T Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday alleged that despite having two reports warning about the dangers of the site, the government continued tunnel operations for its selfish gains, ultimately claiming eight lives.

In a statement, KTR condemned the negligence, stating that the state cabinet must take full responsibility for both the irreparable loss of lives and the wastage of thousands of crores of public money.

He revealed that Jaiprakash Associates Limited had surveyed in collaboration with Amberg Tech AG in 2020 to assess the tunnel site. Th...