Congress Gets ‘Down & Dirty’ Over Indore Potholes; Chintu Choukse Sits In Mud-Filled Road To Protest
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): City Congress President Chintu Choukse, along with party workers, staged a protest by sitting in a mud-filled pothole on the service road connecting Bombay Hospital to Ring Road on Wednesday. Choukse said the road was dug up around two years ago for work but had not been repaired since. Thousands use the road daily, but rain has worsened conditions, with potholes and mud…
Indore Congress President Chintu Choukse led a protest on Wednesday by sitting in a pothole on a service road connecting Bombay Hospital and Ring Road. The road, which had been dug up two years ago for repairs, remained in poor condition despite the civic body's significant budget and funding from state and central governments. Thousands of daily users faced difficulties navigating through the mud-filled road after rain worsened the potholes.
Choukse shared a video on social media, showing his SUV stuck in the mud, and criticized Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav and the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) for their handling of the situation. He accused the IMC of corruption and questioned why the funds were allocated every year for road construction and repairs when conditions remained poor.
Choukse demanded transparency from the IMC regarding its budget and spending on development works and called for immediate repairs to the Bombay Hospital service road. The BJP condemned the protest, calling it a political gimmick, and alleged that Congress had been responsible for pothole-ridden roads during its rule. Meanwhile, three individuals, including an ex-Crime Branch Inspector, were booked for demanding a ₹1.2 lakh bribe to protect a youth from action in Indore.
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