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Every day, nearly 1,000 potholes are being filled across Bengaluru through coordinated efforts. Our workers and engineers are on the ground in all zones, ensuring both speed and quality in the repairs. This massive drive demonstrates our government’s commitment to solving long-pending civic issues,” Shivakumar said in a post on X.
Shivakumar emphasized that potholes are a widespread problem across the country. “I travelled around Delhi just a day ago. The media must review and report how many potholes are on Delhi’s roads, including the road to the PM’s residence. Potholes are a problem across the country. Only Karnataka’s issues are being blown out of proportion,” he told reporters.
He also addressed Bengaluru’s business community, stating, “I would like to tell everyone, including the big businesses in Bengaluru, that we are doing our job of filling potholes.”
Blaming the previous BJP government in the state for the pothole problem in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said, “If the roads had been maintained well during the BJP’s period, we would not have reached this stage. They did not bother to do anything to fix the potholes, but now they are raising this issue as the elections are approaching.”
Meanwhile, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy raised concerns over the city’s condition, stating that Bengaluru has suffered a severe blow to its reputation. “It is tragic that Bengaluru is now gaining infamy as the ‘City of Potholes.’ The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are responsible for this disgrace. Today, Bengaluru and Karnataka are trapped in the hands of the incompetent and the corrupt,” Kumaraswamy said in a post on X.
Reacting to Kumaraswamy’s remarks, Shivakumar questioned his contributions, saying, “What is Kumaraswamy’s contribution to Bengaluru as a Union minister? The UPA government had given a lot of funds to Bengaluru under the Jawaharlal Urban Renewal Mission. He is the right-hand man of the PM. Why can’t he get Rs 10,000 crores for Bengaluru city? He had said that he would get approvals for the Mekedatu project in 5 minutes. What happened to it?”
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