In the run up to civic elections, which are hardly a few months away, the Shiv Sena has started slamming the administration over potholes on the city’s roads. As part of the party’s efforts to woo citizens, Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday asked Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal to take action against negligent contractors, in addition to the series of instructions that he had given on Tuesday.

With the monsoon showing no signs of withdrawal, Chahal had instructed road and ward officials to devote the next three to four weeks to making roads pothole-free. Road engineers were asked to devote all their time to potholes and told that they would be exempt from other responsibilities. Officials were expected to fill potholes within 24 hours of them being noticed.