B'luru pothole deaths: Rahul seeks report from Siddaramaiah govt

October 14, 2017 15:25

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday sought report from the Karnataka government on issue of deaths in Bengaluru due to potholes and rains, said Congress sources.

Earlier last week, four people died in accidents caused by the potholes.

On October 2, a couple were run over by a bus when the husband, Anthony Joseph, 55, tried to negotiate a pothole on the Mysore Road flyover.

Last Sunday, 47-year-old Radha Ajanappa was run over by a truck near Nayandahalli.

Earlier on Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party marched to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike office demanding action against road department officials.

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