Mumbai Congress launches campaign to mock BMC on potholes

Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam today launched a campaign to count the potholes in the city in an attempt to ridicule the civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCGlimpses from SION Mumbai Congress President sanjaynirupam today launched the campaign agravecurrenu00c2u0086agravecurrenu00c2u0093_agravecurrenordfagraveyenu00c2u0089agravecurrenu00c2u009fagravecurrensup1agraveyenu00c2u008bagravecurrensup2_agravecurrenu00c2u0097agravecurreniquestagravecurrenumlagraveyenu00c2u0087agravecurrenu00c2u0082 He protested against BMC ruled by ShivSenaBJP at Prateeksha Nagar pictwittercomv3RG7ot2mRmdash MumbaiCongress INCMumbai July 12 2018The Congress leader alleged that the Shiv Senaled BMC has miserably failed to deal with the potholes that have been responsible for the death of four people in various accidents in the city and suburbsNirupam and other workers of the party beat drums and played music near craters in suburban Sion as part of the Aao Pothole Geeney Come lets count potholes campaignI have launched this campaign against the backdrop of four deaths due to potholes in Mumbai in this rainy season and many more such deaths reported in the past few years the Congress leader saidHe urged the citizens to click photographs of potholeridden roads and share them on mobile numbers provided by the BMCNirupam also attacked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his statement in the Legislative Assembly that the number of craters is reduced this year in MumbaiFadnavis is lying blatantly in the Assembly saying that the number of potholes in Mumbai have been reduced The grim reality is that most of the roads in Mumbai are filled with potholes While Mumbaikars have been facing the wrath of flood since past few days neither the BJP nor the Shiv Sena leaders are in Mumbai The BMC commissioner simply said in thestanding committee meeting of the BMC that everything in Mumbai is alright Nirupam addedMany streets in Mumbai remained under water earlier this week due to incessant rains As rains took a break yesterday and the water receded many potholes have resurfaced on the city roadsIn the latest death caused by potholes a woman riding pillion on a motorcycle in Kalyan in neighbouring Thane district fell and came under wheels of a private busIn another incident a 40yearold man died after falling into a waterfilled pothole in Ulhasnagar township Nirupam said the campaign would continue until the BMC fills most of the potholes in the cityCM Dev_Fadnavis says the number of potholes in Mumbai has reduced well lets do a reality check whatsapp pictures of potholes in your wards to the numbers given by the BMCHere is BMCs Whatsapp numbers Ward wise Count Potholes in your area Take pictures and send them to us and to any of the following numbersagravecurrenu00c2u0086agravecurrenu00c2u0093_agravecurrenordfagraveyenu00c2u0089agravecurrenu00c2u009fagravecurrensup1agraveyenu00c2u008bagravecurrensup2_agravecurrenu00c2u0097agravecurreniquestagravecurrenumlagraveyenu00c2u0087agravecurrenu00c2u0082 pictwittercomxSQD5Az818mdash Sanjay Nirupam sanjaynirupam July 12 2018MRCC President sanjaynirupam initiated a unique protest against potholes from Pratiksha Nagar the Mumbai Congress said in a tweetFadnavis had told the Lower House on Tuesday that the number of potholes in Mumbai during monsoon had come down drastically He had also said that the civic body has started using an upgraded cold mix technology to fill potholes during the rainy seasonCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis 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