Kundapur: BJP leads protest against sub-standard highway work


Silvester D’Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (EP)

Kundapur, Aug 15: "Highway repairs and maintenance work were done on NH 66 last year utilizing Rs 1.44 crore released by the government. However, the quality of the work is so inferior that pieces of the road have come off in the first showers creating more potholes than ever found here before," said Sadananda Sheregar, chief secretary, BJP, Byndoor region.

Sheregar was addressing a protest on Arate Bridge on Thursday August 14, decrying the inferior quality work on NH 66. The protest was led by Byndoor BJP and Yuva Morcha.

He demanded that the contractor who is responsible for the inferior work which has disrupted the traffic system on NH 66, the only interstate link of communication in the state, be blacklisted and action be initiated against him as per law.

Former standing committee president Kukanadu Chandrashekar Shetty said that the problem has been occurring every year during monsoons for the last several years and the concerned department as well as elected representatives have failed to take effective action. "If the situation continues, the main bridges on the highways may collapse into the river," he said.

The protesters proceeded via Arate Bridge and planted a banana sapling in the middle of the bridge and protested. They put a few coins in the highway potholes and warned they would collect money for the repair of the highway.

The protesters then slept on the road urging the deputy heads of the department to arrive at the scene and receive their appeal, warning that the protest will not stop until they arrived. The circle inspector who saw the protest turning serious, tried to pacify them. The protesters allowed the vehicles to move after the police official assured that he would bring the matter to the notice of the government officials concerned and that revenue officials will arrive there soon.

Kundapur tahsildar who arrived there later accepted the written appeal of the protesters and assured them that the report will be sent to the government for further action. Traffic came to a standstill from Trasi to Tallur for an hour due to the protest.

Former president of Raitha Sangha and state BJP Raitha Sangha vice-president Deepak Kumar Shetty led the protest.

  

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  • a.v.a, mlore

    Sun, Aug 17 2014

    When these good for nothing party workers from the Cheddi or Congi brigades lead protest there seems to be no action from the police, but if the common man decided to raise a protest they would all be lathi charged or sent to prison. The Cheddis lead protest in Congi states and the Congis lead protest in Cheddi states, we the common man foolishly applaud.

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  • thomas, Dubai, mangalore

    Sat, Aug 16 2014

    Until election the MLA's ministers beg for votes and after they win public have to beg them a lot.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    All the money meant for construction and repair of road have already reached Italy and Swiss bank!

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  • stan, dubai

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    If road is sub standard, rape, corruption etc. why we want to bring politics???? We want good road from our elected MP/MLA's. Please let me know these MP/MPA will stay in such houses which are not fit for staying???? Than they must think that how the people will travel on those roads??

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  • Agnel, Udupi

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    Good news! Finally our people also woke up. All the people must join together and fight for the right. If they repair the road not only the BJP will use but all the people will use.

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  • kuldesh, bangalore

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    everyone knows that the golden quadilateral highway project was the dream project started by vajpeyee at around 2003.it should have connected whole of india from kashmir to kanyakumari by the end of upa1 term.but what upa has done? there is no work going on and the udupi mangalore part did not see any progress during the whole of upa2 govt even if we had oscarji as highways minister.the stretch between udupi and mangalore has caused numerous accidents bcoz of the road being dug and left open.no words are enough to describe the shabby sate of affairs w.r.t devolopment in india.hope atleastduring modi govt first 2 years this project is completed.

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  • Abdul Salam, Mangalore/Doha

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    Oscarji, au onji aatakke untu lekkakke ella panpilekka atteye. ee BJP dakulula daala malpujjeriye. poor quality, corruption and all political party support it. unduve kaarana. daada panund kaarya ejjiye. namma karma. Ye mera india, vatan mera india.................

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  • Ajith, Riyadh

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    Mr Anil... U rightly said highway comes under central govt.. Who was on the centre for 10 yrs. get your facts right first and then comment

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    It requires guts to protest against their own party's shoddy work ...

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  • raj, Bangalore

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai....What Oscar did during his term ? Atleast these guys are protesting for a good cause.. if congress protested what would be your comment ?

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  • Sudharshan, Bangalore

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai
    Does this has any other thing to do rather than spitting venom against Modi, BJP and other sympathisers. Seems all of his comments prejudiced.

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  • Roshan , mumbai

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    Jossey

    Get well soon buddy from Modifobhia.

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  • raghavendra m k, mumbai maharashtra

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    first time BJP is taking leading a morcha for the cause of the common people without any communal line.but what about Shobakka why she can take up matter with proper authority.

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  • anil, dubai

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    You fools of paid carders of bjp...remember 2 things. First of all the highway works awarded and started during bjp government in karnataka. Secondly highways falls under central governments jurisdiction... so whom you fools are trying to fool....yourself? Joak of the modern era. Educate yourself guys...you are still lacking in knowledge and people are far more better aware of the facts than you fools.

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  • raj, Bangalore

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    anil, dubai...they are protesting on the condition of the roads and not against your state government. Who was ruling centre from past 10 yrs ? And what is the condition of highways ? Dont worry this will be taken up by the current govt. Dont write rubbish. thanks.

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  • Rohit Shetty, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 15 2014

    @ Raj

    Some people never change like Raj. Do educate yourself first.

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