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AAP, VBA Demand Pothole Repairs in Nashik, Warn of Protest
In a city called Nashik, the roads have big holes called potholes, and many people have had accidents because of them.
Two groups, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, are very worried about people's safety.
They wrote letters to the city's municipal corporation asking it to fix the roads properly.
They want the potholes filled permanently, not just patched up for a little while.
They also want an investigation into how road repair contracts were given.
They asked that the workers who are responsible for the bad roads be punished.
They want families of people who were hurt or lost their lives because of the roads to get money to help them.
The groups said that if the corporation does not act within seven days, they will protest.
Their protest would include standing outside the municipal building and making noise with plates.
They hope the city will fix the roads so everyone can travel safely.
AAP Nashik and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi submitted separate memoranda to the Nashik Municipal Corporation demanding action on potholes.
Demands include immediate permanent repairs, an impartial inquiry into the road repair tender process, and action against officials, engineers, and contractors found responsible.
Both organisations demanded financial compensation for families of citizens killed and those injured due to poor road conditions.
AAP Nashik warned it will launch intensified public agitation, including mass protest, gherao, and thali-bajao, if no action is taken within seven days.
VBA said potholes resulted from Kumbh Mela-related works, that temporary repairs reopen within hours, and that involved agencies lack coordination.
- Who
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Nashik under Nitinsing Ahirrao and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi under Chetan Shamrao Gangurde
- What
- Submitted memoranda demanding permanent pothole repairs, an inquiry into road repair tenders, compensation, and action against those responsible, with a threat of agitation if no action is taken
- Where
- Nashik
- When
- Date not specified in the articles; a seven-day deadline for action was set upon receipt of the memoranda
- Why
- Life-threatening potholes, attributed partly to Kumbh Mela-related works, have caused accidents and fatalities among citizens
Key facts
- Organisations involved
- AAP Nashik and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA)
- Memoranda submitted to
- Nashik Municipal Corporation and Municipal Commissioner
- Deadline for action
- Seven days from receipt of memorandum
- AAP Nashik City President
- Nitinsing Ahirrao
- VBA Nashik West District President
- Chetan Shamrao Gangurde
- Cause of potholes cited
- Kumbh Mela-related road works
- Threatened protest actions
- Mass protest, gherao of municipal corporation, thali-bajao
Quotes
Chetan Shamrao Gangurde
Nashik West District President of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi
“He has demanded permanent repairs, compensation, action against those responsible, and the implementation of concrete measures to prevent future accidents.”
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