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Now fire in Bengal bus depot, minister says sabotage
Sunday March 25, 2012 05:20:55 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Kolkata
continued to play with fire when the record room of the West
Bengal government-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC)
was destroyed by a blaze Sunday. A state minister later called it
a case of sabotage.
"At a time when the government is trying to revive the loss-making
transport corporations, comes this fire. This is a clear case of
sabotage. During the previous regime, a huge amount of money had
been siphoned off from the CSTC, and to prevent this scam from
getting known, this blaze has occurred," said transport minister
Madan Mitra.
The minister has also announced a three-member probe team to look
into the matter.
"The record room is just beside the CITU (Centre of Indian Trade
Unions) and the day we were to make a surprise visit here comes
this fire. A three-member team has been ordered to probe the
matter and submit its report within 72 hours," added Mitra.
He also said that no union office will be allowed within the
vicinity of a transport corporation office or depot.
The fire which broke out at the CSTC depot in Belghoria in the
north of the city was doused after an hour. Four fire tenders were
pressed into service. No injury has been reported. A large portion
of the record room was damaged. The CITU office was also partially
burnt.
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