Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Congress Protests Indore Potholes as BJP Calls Demonstration Gimmick
Congress leaders protested a badly damaged road in Indore.
Chintu Choukse and party workers sat in a pothole filled with mud.
They said the road had been dug up about two years ago and was still not repaired.
Rain had made the potholes and mud worse.
Choukse said even his SUV became stuck there.
He asked the city corporation to explain how it spends money and to fix the road.
BJP leader Rajendra Rathore said the protest was only a political stunt.
He said the current BJP-led authorities were working to improve roads and infrastructure.
Chintu Choukse and Congress workers sat in a mud-filled pothole on Indore’s Bombay Hospital–Ring Road service road.
Choukse said the road was dug up about two years ago and had not been repaired.
He blamed rain, potholes and mud for making the road difficult for vehicles, two-wheelers and pedestrians.
Choukse criticised Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav and the Indore Municipal Corporation, alleging poor spending and possible corruption.
BJP leader Rajendra Rathore called the protest a political gimmick and defended ongoing road and infrastructure projects.
- Who
- Indore City Congress President Chintu Choukse, Congress workers, and BJP leader Rajendra Rathore.
- What
- Congress workers staged a mud-pothole protest over the condition of a service road, while the BJP criticised the demonstration.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The service road connecting Bombay Hospital to Ring Road in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Congress said the road had remained unrepaired after being dug up and had become dangerous and difficult to use, while the BJP said the protest was a political gimmick.
Congress and Chintu Choukse
BJP and Municipal Authorities
Meaning of the protest
Congress and Chintu Choukse
Congress presented the sit-in as a protest against an unrepaired, mud-filled road and demanded immediate action.
BJP and Municipal Authorities
Rajendra Rathore called the demonstration a political gimmick and urged Congress to support ongoing projects instead.
Road administration
Congress and Chintu Choukse
Choukse criticised Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav and the Indore Municipal Corporation over poor roads and questioned how public funds were being used.
BJP and Municipal Authorities
Rathore said pothole-ridden roads were also common during Congress rule and that the current BJP-led municipal council and State government had accelerated infrastructure development.
Accountability and spending
Congress and Chintu Choukse
Choukse alleged corruption and demanded that the civic body publish details of its budget and development spending.
BJP and Municipal Authorities
Rathore defended ongoing road and infrastructure projects, without addressing the specific spending allegations in the article.
- Protest location
- Service road connecting Bombay Hospital to Ring Road, Indore
- Protesters
- Chintu Choukse and Congress workers
- Road condition
- The road had potholes and mud, which worsened after rain
- Repair timeline
- Choukse said the road was dug up around two years ago and had not been repaired
- Demand
- The Indore Municipal Corporation should disclose budget and development-work spending details and repair the road
- Congress allegation
- Choukse alleged poor road conditions and corruption in the civic body
- BJP response
- Rajendra Rathore called the demonstration a political gimmick and said infrastructure work had accelerated