All party comm probe shd be done on embankment breach: BJP

Patna, Sep 4 (PTI) Bihar BJP leader Sushil Kumar Moditoday demanded the Bihar government conduct an inquiry by anall party committee into the breach of embankments in thestate and said the state government should stop muzzling theOpposition’s voice. "Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is threatening to lodgecases against the Opposition in order to muzzle its voice. Thegovernment should conduct an inquiry by an all party committeeinto the incident of embankment breach," Sushil said. He had earlier said the Gumti Tola link embankment,constructed under MG-NREGA, breached in Katihar and anotherembankment on Mahananda river was forcefully cut by localpeople near Kachaura in Katihar, which submerged 45panchayats, but the administration remained a mute spectator. Parts of Naugachhia (in Bhagalpur district) submergeddue to a breach in Lakshmipur-Ganga Zamindari embankment, hehad said. Taking strong note of Sushil’s statements regardingbreach in embankments, state Water Resources minister RajivRanjan Singh alias Lalan Singh had yesterday challenged him toprove that the present floods in the state was a result ofbreach in embankment and had termed Sushil’s allegations as a"bundle of lies". Reacting to Singh’s comments, Sushil said "BJP is notafraid of such threats. The government has miserably failed incarrying out relief and rescue operations for flood victims…Instead of threatening the Opposition, the minister shouldconcentrate on his department." PTI ARDKB