The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government that rode to power in the State in 2003 on the issues of BSP (Bijli-sadak-pani) is itself in the dock over the issue of bad roads in the state as the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) taking cognizance over death of eleven persons when the mini-bus in which they were travelling fell into the backwaters of a dam on Sunday.
The MPHRC on Monday wish to know from the Vidisha Superintendent of Police and the Executive Engineer (EE) of Public Works Department (PWD) that whether the bus fell into the dam because of potholes on the road or there were some other reasons for that.
Notably, ten persons died and 18 others injured on Sunday when the mini bus in which they were travelling fell into the backwaters of a dam at Pali village, around 50 km from Vidisha. The bus was going from Shamshabad to lateri in Vidisha district.
The Commission asked the SP Vidisha to let it know that whether the bus fell into the water after hitting a pothole on the bridge which had no railing or was there any other reason for that beside it has asked the SP to let it know about the size and number of potholes on the road. While the Commission has asked the PWD EE that why the potholes are not repairedIJ And that the EE should inform in details about this to the Commission.
Similarly, the Commission has taken cognizance over the incidence of death of two new born twins due to cutting of their chest and neck while surgery of procreative in a private hospital of Morena. The Commission has sought report over the incidence from Collector and Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of Morena.
The Commission has also taken cognizance over the incidence of delivery of child outside labour room due to negligence of doctors in Berasia sought report from CMHO Bhopal.
All these incidences on that Commission has taken cognizance were published in various newspapers.