BJP MLA representing Chamaraja Assembly constituency in Mysuru L. Nagendra hit back at Mysuru MP Pratap Simha on Sunday as the row among the BJP’s elected representatives deepened over digging up of the roads in the city for implementing the piped cooking gas project.
A day after Mr. Simha criticised Mr. Nagendra, who had raised questions over repair of roads that will be dug up for laying gas pipelines, the latter not only reiterated that he had the right to hold somebody accountable for repair of the roads dug up during the project, but also countered the accusations levelled against him by the MP.
While more than 500 km of the roads in the city, mostly in Chamaraja Assembly constituency will be dug up for the project, the amount of money set aside for repair of the roads was a measly ₹98 crore, he said. This amount will barely be enough for patchwork on the roads that had recently been laid. Mr Nagendra said he had asked the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials to provide him the estimate for repair of the roads to be damaged during the project.
