Opposition parties have blamed the government for the collapse of the girder and its launcher on the under-construction third leg of the Samruddhi Mahamarg in Shahapur. They have demanded that the road’s two working legs be shut for traffic until all precautions and arrangements are put in place, to prevent further accidental deaths.

The matter came up in the Assembly on Wednesday when the Congress members approached the Speaker to get the day’s scheduled business replaced with their proposal to discuss the accident that claimed 20 lives on Monday.