With potholes on Delhi roads becoming more common this rainy season, the Congress on Tuesday launched a week-long initiative to get the attention of the government and the public on the state of roads.
Over the next week, the mode of protest employed by the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee will be placing fake sharks and crocodiles inside potholes to symbolise the dangers on Delhi roads.
On Tuesday, Delhi Congress workers put a fake shark and a crocodile inside a pothole on the Outer Ring Road at Munirka.
This form of symbolic protest was first seen in Bangalore last year, when an artist put a fake crocodile inside a large pothole.
Apart from the symbolic protests, the Congress also launched its #JaagoYaBhaago campaign on social media, with people sharing photos of potholes using the hashtag on Twitter.
In a statement, the Congress said that the aim of the campaign was to highlight the problem of roads becoming more dangerous.
On July 30, a man riding a motorcycle fell after getting stuck in a pothole and died after being crushed by a truck on the Mehrauli-Mahipalpur Road.
Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken had announced on Monday that the photos of potholes with the location would be shared publicly to put pressure on the Aam Aadmi Party government and the BJP-ruled municipalities to fix the roads.
Twitter campaign
Delhiites can share photos on Twitter or send them via WhatsApp on 9891620771.
The Congress demanded that the government and municipal corporations fill potholes immediately.
Carrying on the protest, the DPCC workers will place fake crocodiles and sharks at Zakira Chowk on Najafgarh Road at Moti Nagar.
#JaagoYaBhaago campaign launched
on social media, where people can share photos of potholes
