raipur the bharatiya janata party bjp has leveled serious accusations against the congressled government highlighting the dismal state of roads in the statebjp state spokespersons kedar gupta and amit chimnanithe presented statistics to substantiate their claimsthe aske that the chief minister of the state had issued a directive to the pwd officials to make chhattisgarhs roads free of potholes by december 2022 however over eight months have elapsed have the roads in chhattisgarh truly become potholefreeon august one 2023 the chief minister again instructed the public works department to repair the roads after the monsoon seasoncongress leaders have diverted funds meant for public welfare on other heads which can give the party political mileage leaving the rural populace of chhattisgarh devoid of better roadsa staggering 93 of chhattisgarhs roads constructed using cement and concrete fail to meet safety standards out of 7401 road samples collected 6852 have been deemed inadequate they saidin the past six months alone the state has witnessed 3219 fatalities due to road accidents in raipur alone an average 47 lives are lost every month due to accidents they claimedunion minister nitin gadkari allocated nearly rs 10000 crore solely for road developmentprime minister narendra modi also earmarked approximately rs 76 billion for various developmental projectsin just four years the modi government has injected over rs two trillion into chhattisgarh however the benefits of these investments are yet to reach the people they said