Mumbai, June 17 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) launched a vehement critique of Maharashtra's Mahayuti government through its editorial mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Tuesday, condemning last week's fatal bridge collapse in Pune that claimed the lives of four tourists and injured 51 others, as "culpable homicide" stemming from administrative negligence.
The editorial asserted that the tragedy resulted directly from authorities' failure to repair the dilapidated Indrayani River bridge despite allocated funds. "People with cruel hearts are ruling Maharashtra," stated the Thackeray faction, dismissing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's condolences, compensation announcements (Rs 5 lakh per deceased victim), and promised inquiry, as "a sham" and "crocodile tears".
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