Fix our roads or lose 1k votes, Bengaluru residents warn

Residents of Gunjur in Bengaluru have warned that more than 1,000 voters could abstain from voting if road infrastructure is not improved. Carrying the tricolour and raising the slogan 'no road, no vote', they marched on Independence Day demanding better roads, footpaths and drainage. The protest comes exactly a year after techies filled potholes on the same stretch.

The road connects Gunjur with Mahadevapura and Marathahalli and has several schools nearby. Residents say the poor condition poses a particular risk to women and children. One resident said a main road had been narrowed from 30 feet due to a rajakaluve, making it difficult even for tractors. The stretch also gets flooded during rain.

Residents alleged the Bengaluru East City Corporation commissioner had assured them the road would be repaired before monsoon, but it remains in poor condition. Times of India reports they have urged Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda to address the civic problems.