Youth Cong colours potholes

Ajmer: Youth Congress workers Ajmer on Saturday coloured potholes on roads with yellow and wrote, “high-tech city and development of BJP.” Members of the Youth Congress went from Govt College Chouraha to Savitri College Chouraha doing this on roads. They also took out a rally and shouted slogans, “This is smart city of Ajmer.”Youth Congress district president Mohit Malhotra said that after the rains, almost every road has potholes. There are continuous incidents of people falling in these water-filled potholes and incidents of vehicles being damaged by these potholes, he said. “Whether it is from Beawar Road to Jaipur Road or from Pushkar Road to Nasirabad Road; the situation is the same everywhere,” said Malhotra. He mentioned that they have met the district collector and other officials, demanding the repair of roads, but nothing was done.

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