<p class="title">Bantwal and Panemangalore Block Congress Committee led by former minister B Ramanath Rai took out a padayatra from Melkar Junction to B C Road, urging officials to take up repair work of the National Highway on Wednesday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Rai later addressing the party workers said the pothole-filled road from B C Road to Mani Junction had caused many accidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Unfortunately, the government had remained blind to the pathetic condition of the highway. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He alleged that L&T which was entrusted with the work on four-laning the NH 75 from B C Road to Addahole had abandoned the work in midway.</p>.<p class="bodytext">MLC Harish Kumar urged the government to stop collecting toll and penalties under new motor vehicles act until the National Highway was in a motorable condition. </p>
<p class="title">Bantwal and Panemangalore Block Congress Committee led by former minister B Ramanath Rai took out a padayatra from Melkar Junction to B C Road, urging officials to take up repair work of the National Highway on Wednesday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Rai later addressing the party workers said the pothole-filled road from B C Road to Mani Junction had caused many accidents.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Unfortunately, the government had remained blind to the pathetic condition of the highway. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He alleged that L&T which was entrusted with the work on four-laning the NH 75 from B C Road to Addahole had abandoned the work in midway.</p>.<p class="bodytext">MLC Harish Kumar urged the government to stop collecting toll and penalties under new motor vehicles act until the National Highway was in a motorable condition. </p>