NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday used the term “TINA” to criticise the government over the death of a Noida-based techie whose car plunged into a water-filled pit in Greater Noida’s Sector 150 area.TINA, which stands for “There Is No Accountability”, was used by the Congress leader to argue that such incidents in urban areas do not occur due to lack of money or solutions, but because of lack of accountability.
In a post on X, Gandhi said:“India’s urban collapse isn’t about lack of money, technology, or solutions. It’s about lack of accountability.TINA : There Is No Accountability.”The incident involved 27-year-old engineer Yuvraj Mehta, who died after his car skidded off the road Friday night amid dense fog and plunged into an over 20-feet-deep, water-filled pit in Greater Noida. The victim’s family alleged that the site was accident-prone and that repeated requests to install barricades and reflectors were ignored, leading to the tragedy.Following the incident, an FIR was filed against two real estate developers. The Uttar Pradesh government also sacked Noida CEO Lokesh M and formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to inquire into the death.Mehta’s father accused the police and other agencies of delay in rescuing his son. He said that even though the techie was alive and shouting for help when policemen reached the spot, they did not know how to swim. A senior police officer later told TOI that knowing how to swim is not a mandatory requirement for a police officer. Mehta, who could not swim and managed to stay afloat by clinging to the car, eventually went down crying for help.The SIT will be headed by additional director general (ADG) of the Meerut Zone Bhanu Bhaskar. Divisional commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami and the chief engineer of the Public Works Department will be the other members. The team has been directed to submit its report to the Chief Minister within five days.
