NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has said that the pothole issue is widespread across the country, including the national capital New Delhi and that projecting it as a problem unique to Karnataka is misleading. Speaking on Tuesday, Shivakumar, who also oversees Bengaluru’s development, said the government has a responsibility to fix the problem and is actively working on it. “We are filling potholes, despite rain, we are doing it. Work is on daily to fill about a thousand potholes in each corporation (5 corporations in Bengaluru),” he told reporters before leaving for Bihar. Shivakumar criticised the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of failing to maintain roads while in power and raising the issue now ahead of civic body elections. “Projecting

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