Bengaluru floods: BJP, Congress trade blows over poor quality infrastructure that has resulted in 9 deaths

Karnataka minister KJ George and Bengaluru mayor Sampath Raj on Saturday visited water-logged areas to take stock of the floods that have brought the city to a standstill.

Torrential rains on Saturday continued to lash Bengaluru where the body of a temple priest, which was washed away on Friday, was recovered while a mother-daughter duo, who were swept away, remained untraced, police said.

Bengaluru: Minister KJ George and mayor Sampath Raj visited water logged areas to take stock of the situation, earlier today. pic.twitter.com/T5Pzfh02IB

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Nine deaths in the past 15 days due to potholes and rains drew sharp criticism from the opposition BJP, which alleged that chief minister Siddaramaiah has failed in his duty.

Siddaramaiah, however, flayed the opposition for “politicising” the deaths.

City civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) along with the National Disaster Rapid Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Rapid Force (SDRF) intensified the search operation and formed three teams.

The priest of a temple near Kurubarahalli Circle was swept away in a stormwater drain after water gushed inside the temple on Friday. His body was recovered on Saturday, the police said.

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