Overview

• In Nagpur on August 25, Congress workers led by Ketan Vikas Thakre protested outside the NMC, demanding potholes be filled within eight days.
• Thakre warned that if repairs are not completed, workers will place photos of civic officials in potholes to publicly shame authorities.
• A day earlier in Chandigarh, party workers held a sit-in at the Sector 19/27 light point, placing upside-down BJP lotus cut-outs in craters under Harmail Kesri's leadership.
• Police monitored the Chandigarh protest as commuters cited vehicle damage and risks on monsoon-battered roads.
• Congress leaders accused BJP-run civic bodies of mismanagement, with councillor Gurpreet Gabi alleging bankruptcy at the Municipal Corporation and misuse of 24×7 water project funds.