While it is true that expectations are as low as a bottomless pit when it comes to the condition of our bent, broken and rain-beaten roads, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s recent attempts to cover up some glaring holes in road work done by BMC contractors will shock even the most hardened of commuters.

In a written reply to a query that had been raised by MLCs in the state council earlier, Chavan on Wednesday refused to blame the civic body for the quality of road concretisation work carried out by it.u00a0