R Ashoka slams Congress government over increasing number of potholes

The Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka slammed the Congress government and said that the state government had forgotten about road developmentSpeaking at a press conference he said that around twelve people have died due to potholes which have become death trapsDeputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar goes around the city wearing cooling glasses so he doesnt see the potholes People are saying they wont pay taxes and will fill the potholes themselves If the government tells us how many potholes there are in the roads across the entire state including Bengaluru we can send it for a Guinness record he mockedHe further said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held a meeting and instructed to do one layer of asphaltingThis requires 45 thousand crore rupees Librarians and anganwadi workers havent even received their salaries So where is this much money BBMP doesnt exist so tenders for road asphalting arent happening Therefore we will cancel the Greater Bengaluru Authority in the future he saidR Ashoka said that five to six acres will be acquired in Lalbagh which is like the lungs of the city to build a tunnel roadA tunnel should not be dug in such a park that provides greenery to the city This project will affect groundwater Kempegowda Tower is in Lalbagh and the government might even break it down The government needs to see what scientists and environmentalists have said The Ettinahole project hasnt been implemented yet The tunnel road project will also end up the same way No matter how much funding is increased this project cannot be implemented The metro project can be expanded with the same money D K Shivakumar should not become the villain of Bengaluru by doing this project BJP MLAs will fight against this he saidHe alleged that the compensation for crop damage due to rain hasnt been given yet Additionally the government should have purchased crops like soybean sunflower urad and horse gram The government should take immediate action on this They should also immediately purchase onions whose prices have fallen he demandedHe said that even though six months have passed in the 202526 financial year only 30 per cent of the funds have been utilisedMinister Priyank Kharge who criticises RSS has the worst performance in his department In the RDPR department only 1102 per cent and in the ITBT department only 1086 per cent of funds have been used In the revenue department 46 percent animal husbandry 44 percent rural development 11 percentlike this funds havent been utilised in all departments he criticisedWhen I said there would be a revolution in November they criticised me Now Congress leaders themselves are saying it CM change is certain he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever