Child Dies in Pune Pothole Tragedy as Maharashtra Polices Marathi on Roads
An 11-year-old boy, Rishabh Patole, was killed in Pune after the motorcycle he was travelling on with his father and sister skidded on a broken stretch of road, throwing him under the wheels of a passing truck. The tragedy comes as Maharashtra orders civic bodies to make roads pothole-free ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, while RTOs begin checking the Marathi language skills of auto and taxi drivers. With potholes continuing to claim lives, are Maharashtra's priorities misplaced? This is not Marathi versus non-Marathi-it is about safe roads, accountable governance and the cost of putting political priorities ahead of basic public safety.
