Congress fill potholes with KTR's pictures

Hyderabad, Sept 24 (INN): The Congress workers on Saturday held a protest by filling potholes with pictures of Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister K. Tarakarama Rao to register their protest against bad conditions of roads in Hyderabad.

Led by GHCC Minorities Department Chairman Shaik Abdullah Sohail, Congress workers visited different areas and dumped KTR's pictures in potholes. "We know that the potholes cannot be filled with these pictures alone. But whenever a road user passes through these potholes, he will know who is responsible for this mess. TRS Government has dumped the city after winning GHMC elections and we want the people to dump KCR and KTR into these potholes," Abdullah Sohail told reporters.

Abdullah Sohail said that the TRS Government has failed to come up with an effective Monsoon Action Plan although the weather department predicted above normal rainfall this season. He said that the GHMC authorities should have made arrangements to handle situations like bad roads, water logging, inundation of low lying areas, spread of epidemics, etc., However, the authorities completely neglected the city and even failed to react when conditions turned worse. 'Being the Municipal Administration Minister, KTR should tender an apology for his failure to handle the situation. He should resign from his post owing moral responsibility. GHMC Commissioner Dr. B. Janardhan Reddy and other officials responsible for this condition should also be sacked,' he demanded.

The Congress leader said that thousands of potholes on city roads pose a major threat to the lives of bike riders. Citing an incident, he said one IT employee was killed in Madhapur after his bike slipped due to a pothole on road. Appealing all bike users to drive carefully, he said that the potholes might lead to fatal accidents in all areas. He demanded that the police department register cases under Section 304-A for Death Due to Negligence against GHMC officials in accident cases which occur due to bad roads.

Abdullah Sohail said that the Congress workers would continue their protest on daily basis until the authorities repair all roads in the city. He said that the Congress party was also preparing an area-wise list of bad roads which would be submitted to the government for immediate action.

TPCC Spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin, ex-Corporator Mohammed Ghouse and other senior leaders participated in the agitation.