Potholes even on road to PM Modi's residence; Karnataka issue blown out of proportion, says DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that even the road leading up to Prime Minister Narendra Modis residence in Delhi has potholes the issue in his State is being blown out of proportionHe said that every day nearly 1000 potholes are being filled across Bengaluru through coordinated efforts His remarks came after some of the industrialists expressed concerns over the potholes in the city Recently Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy called Bengaluru the city of potholesListening with Purpose Acting with Impact Every day nearly 1000 potholes are being filled across Bengaluru through coordinated efforts Our workers and engineers are on the ground in all zones ensuring both speed and quality in the repairs This massive drive shows our governments commitment to solving longpending civic issues Shivakumar said in a post on XPothole repair works are progressing rapidly across Bengalurursquos different zones The focus is on both speed and quality with every effort being made to ensure smoother travel for people Our government is committed to providing safe and reliable roads for the city pictwittercommxW8f5sGmZmdash DK Shivakumar DKShivakumar September 22 2025Shivakumar said that potholes are a problem across the countryI travelled around Delhi just a day ago The media must review and report how many potholes are on Delhis roads including the road to the PMs residence Potholes are a problem across the country Only Karnatakas issues are being blown out of proportion Shivakumar said while talking to reportersI would like to tell everyone including the big businesses in Bengaluru that we are doing our job of filling potholes he addedHe blamed the previous BJP government in the State for the pothole problem in BengaluruIf the roads had been maintained well during the BJPs period we would not have reached this stage They did not bother to do anything to fix the potholes but now they are raising this issue as the elections are approaching he saidRaising the pothole issue Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy had said that Bengaluru has suffered a severe blow to its reputationIt is tragic that Bengaluru is now gaining infamy as the City of Potholes The Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister are responsible for this disgrace Today Bengaluru and Karnataka are trapped in the hands of the incompetent and the corrupt Kumaraswamy said in a post on XReacting to this Shivakumar said What is Kumaraswamys contribution to Bengaluru as a Union minister The UPA government had given a lot of funds to Bengaluru under the Jawaharlal urban renewal mission He is the righthand man of the PM Why cant he get Rs 10000 crores for Bengaluru city He had said that he would get approvals for the Mekedatu project in 5 minutes What happened to itThis 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