Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister PC Sharma has promised to make roads in the state like “cheeks” of Lok Sabha member and film star Hema Malini. The minister made the statement while on an inspection in Bhopal’s Habibganj area Tuesday, reports ANI.
“Roads in Madhya Pradesh were built like that of Washington. What has happened to these roads now? After heavy rain, there are potholes everywhere. Presently, the condition of roads is like stains of smallpox. It seems that the condition of the roads has become like the cheeks of Kailash Vijayvargiya,” Sharma told reporters.
“These roads will be repaired within 15 days on the orders of Chief Minister Kamal Nath. Very soon we will make these roads like cheeks of Hema Malini,” ANI reported the minister as saying.
Sharma’s comments came after Gopal Bhargava, the leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly, last week criticised the Kamal Nath government over the deteriorating condition of roads in the state.
But his reference to Washington appeared to be aimed at former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who had, in October 2017, created a stir by saying that roads in Madhya Pradesh were better than those in the United States.