MLA's are now visiting different states as the pandemic comes to a standstill. A legislator from Karnataka had a close shave on the morning of Monday when a part of a damaged bridge that he was investigating, suddenly collapsed. The occurrence took place when Janata Dal (Secular) MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik was taking stock of the damage to a bridge in Karnataka's Raichur district. Videos of the incident, which took place in Mallat village in the district's Sirwara Taluk, have surfaced online and shows the MLA close to the part of the bridge that caved in. 

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Raja Venkatappa Naik, who stewards the Manvi constituency in the state Assembly, had gone to examine the damaged bridge, which had developed holes and cracks. He stood at the edge of the damaged bridge over a distended stream and a large number of local citizens came and stood right behind him. Unable to bear the weight, a portion of the damaged bridge caved in and four people were injured. They were hospitalized and now their condition is stable, officials stated. After the collapse, residents retreated backward and stood at the entrance of the bridge.

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Few people in the middle of the bridge were stuck after it deflated.  Raja Venkatappa Naik however was a few feet away from the part that collapsed. The MLA was also taken to a hospital for a check-up but his condition is stable. In the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections, Raja Venkatappa conquered Hampayya Nayak Ballatgi of the Congress to become the MLA of Manvi constituency. He is the lone MLA from the Janata Dal (Secular) party to be elected in Raichur district of Karnataka. 

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