Guwahati, March 29 -- Assam Congress President and Jorhat candidate Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday slammed the BJP government after the collapse of the Gammon Bridge over the Dikhow river in Sivasagar, asking Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to intervene.

According to Gogoi's letter to the Road Transport and Highways Minister, a section of the Gammon Bridge over the Dikhow River in Sivasagar district had collapsed in the early hours of March 28, hampering the traffic on NH-37.

There was no loss of lives reported.

In an X post, the Congress leader alleged that the system failed to act in time against the warning signs. He slammed Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for "neglecting" basic infrastructure in the state.

He wrote, "The collapse of the G...