Bengaluru: After trading barbs with the ruling Congress in Karnataka over the poor state of roads and \"neglect\" of infrastructure, particularly in Bengaluru, the Opposition BJP staged a statewide protest against the government on Wednesday.

While in Bengaluru, BJP leaders held demonstrations by filling potholes, in various other parts of the State 'rasta roko' (road blockade) protests were held.

The BJP has planned similar protests in all the 224 Assembly constituencies across the State.

The protest in Bengaluru's Yelahanka was led by MLA S R Vishwanath. Former legislators, leaders and party workers staged a demonstration by filling potholes in the party's north Bengaluru region.

The protests came a day after Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said the pothole issue was there acros

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