₹4,200 Crore Road Opened Days Ago Shows Severe Distress, Says Ajay Rai

Ajay Rai, head of the state Congress, warned that the Lucknow‑Kanpur highway, inaugurated on July 13, suffered a serious accident just two days later when a motorbike rider lost his life in a crash. He questions how a project of such magnitude could exhibit major defects so quickly, calling it a matter of public money accountability. Rai also pointed out that toll collection had to be halted, costing the authorities an estimated ₹575 crore in revenue, while demanding clarity on the monitoring mechanisms that oversaw the construction.