"Even Roads Outside PM's Residence Has Potholes": Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dk Shivakumar

There are potholes everywhere, including in front of the Prime Minister's residence in the national capital Delhi, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said today as he stressed that the state government is working overtime to fill potholes in Bengaluru.

"We are filling all potholes. We are working despite the rain. Two hundred potholes are being filled in every corporation area daily. About 1,000 potholes are being filled in a day in Bengaluru," Mr Shivakumar, also the minister for Bengaluru development, told the media.

"I went to Delhi. I saw potholes there. I urge you to ask your reporters in Delhi to go and see how many potholes there are, including in front of the Prime Minister's house. I want to say this to the big IT companies, too; these issues exist everywhere. It's a problem that exists across the country, we have a duty and we are doing it, but to only show this about Karnataka is not right," the Deputy Chief Minister said, adding that the pothole issue in Bengaluru also persisted during the BJP's rule. "If BJP had maintained the roads well, this wouldn't have happened. They didn't. Let it be, we will do our work."