Rahul Gandhi Seeks Report on Deadly Roads in Bengaluru
Team Udayavani, Oct 15, 2017, 10:47 AM IST
Bengaluru: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has sought a report from his Karnataka party unit on poor state of roads in the rain-battered city, following the death of some persons allegedly due to potholes. He called up K C Venugopal, Karnataka party in-charge, on Saturday and sought the report on the poor condition of roads in Bengaluru, party sources said.
“Rahul Gandhi also directed Venugopal to ask the party-led state government about the steps taken to solve the problem,” they said. As many as four persons have died in mishaps allegedly due to potholes in the city and five others in rain-related incidents in the last fortnight.
Soon after meeting the Congress vice president, Venugopal spoke to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Bengaluru Development Minister K J George, to take stock of the situation, the sources said. “I have conveyed the sentiment of our leader Rahul Gandhi to the chief minister. I have also alerted the minister concerned and told him to prepare a report on the developments and the steps taken by the government to help the common man,” Venugopal told PTI when asked about the development.
“Karnataka government is in on the job. It is working for resolving issues concerning the public in the wake of heavy rains,” he added. The deaths have drawn a sharp criticism from the BJP which alleged that Siddaramaiah had failed in his duty.
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