BENGALURU: The ruling Congress is paving its method to the elections, fairly actually, says the opposition, stating that a majority of the 50 stretches taken up for renovation are in assembly constituencies represented by Congressmen. The town management is on a spree to upgrade the roads beneath the TenderSURE model, to shape a “community of strolling streets”.
While maximum roads the place paintings is on or has been finished are in Shantinagar, Shivajinagar, Gandhinagar and Chickpet, the fresh set of 17 roads selected for a makeover beneath the Smart City investment additionally fall in two of these constituencies. Only 10-odd roads are in BJP or JD(S) constituencies: Rajajinagar, Jayanagar and Chamarajpet are home to only one or two stretches each and every.
Padmanabha Reddy, chief of opposition within the BBMP council, said Congress is misusing its administrative powers to thrill voters in its constituencies. “Why must Tender-SURE roads be concentrated in make a selection constituencies? In truth, the preliminary set of 12 roads used to be sanctioned right through the BJP regime and the point of interest used to be to give a boost to the situation of central trade district (CBD) roads.” he said.
A senior BBMP respectable, on the other hand, said the principle criterion behind selection used to be to develop better strolling infrastructure in CBD areas.
However, the opposition is not convinced. “Though BBMP introduced a collection of 50 roads to be renovated beneath TenderSURE closing yr, floating of tenders and other comparable development has been made simplest with regards to roads in Congress constituencies. Redevelopment of stretches like Sampige Road in Malleswaram, those in Whitefield beneath Mahadevapura and Lalbagh Road remains simplest on paper,” Reddy said.
Mayor R Sampath Raj said there used to be no bias within the selection of roads beneath TenderSURE. “Those making allegations must remember the fact that many of the constituencies the place street renovation is occurring have wards represented by BJP and JD(S) as smartly.”
Roads to be renovated
Shantinagar | Residency Road, Richmond Road, Museum Road, St Mark’s Road, Vittal Mallya Hospital Road, Commissariat Road, Kasturba Road, Queens Road; Gandhinagar | Roads in Majestic and Gandhinagar, KG Road; Chickpet | Stretches connecting KR Market (some come beneath Chamarajpet constituency); Shivajinagar | Cunningham Road, Nrupathunga Road, Commercial Street, Bowring Hospital Road, Infantry Road; Govindarajnagar | Siddaiah Puranik Road; Rajajinagar | Modi Hospital Road Jayanagar | 11th Main
While maximum roads the place paintings is on or has been finished are in Shantinagar, Shivajinagar, Gandhinagar and Chickpet, the fresh set of 17 roads selected for a makeover beneath the Smart City investment additionally fall in two of these constituencies. Only 10-odd roads are in BJP or JD(S) constituencies: Rajajinagar, Jayanagar and Chamarajpet are home to only one or two stretches each and every.
Padmanabha Reddy, chief of opposition within the BBMP council, said Congress is misusing its administrative powers to thrill voters in its constituencies. “Why must Tender-SURE roads be concentrated in make a selection constituencies? In truth, the preliminary set of 12 roads used to be sanctioned right through the BJP regime and the point of interest used to be to give a boost to the situation of central trade district (CBD) roads.” he said.
A senior BBMP respectable, on the other hand, said the principle criterion behind selection used to be to develop better strolling infrastructure in CBD areas.
However, the opposition is not convinced. “Though BBMP introduced a collection of 50 roads to be renovated beneath TenderSURE closing yr, floating of tenders and other comparable development has been made simplest with regards to roads in Congress constituencies. Redevelopment of stretches like Sampige Road in Malleswaram, those in Whitefield beneath Mahadevapura and Lalbagh Road remains simplest on paper,” Reddy said.
Mayor R Sampath Raj said there used to be no bias within the selection of roads beneath TenderSURE. “Those making allegations must remember the fact that many of the constituencies the place street renovation is occurring have wards represented by BJP and JD(S) as smartly.”
Roads to be renovated
Shantinagar | Residency Road, Richmond Road, Museum Road, St Mark’s Road, Vittal Mallya Hospital Road, Commissariat Road, Kasturba Road, Queens Road; Gandhinagar | Roads in Majestic and Gandhinagar, KG Road; Chickpet | Stretches connecting KR Market (some come beneath Chamarajpet constituency); Shivajinagar | Cunningham Road, Nrupathunga Road, Commercial Street, Bowring Hospital Road, Infantry Road; Govindarajnagar | Siddaiah Puranik Road; Rajajinagar | Modi Hospital Road Jayanagar | 11th Main
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