On Roads "Better Than US" Question, Madhya Pradesh Minister's "Impractical" Reply
NDTV
In 2017, then Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had said roads in the state were better than those in the US.
Seven years after then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asserted that the roads in Madhya Pradesh are better than those in the United States, a minister from his party has taken a more cautious approach.
Ahead of a seminar to discuss ways to improve the quality of road and bridge construction, Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department Minister Rakesh Singh was asked about the various complaints being received about potholed roads as well as Mr Chouhan's claim and he responded that his government does not want to talk in a way that is not practical.
"We don't want to talk in a way which is impractical. Roads should be built well... we can't say they should be better than America... but quality roads should be the focus. We follow the Indian Road Congress guidelines for road construction, and seminars are organised for such discussions," Mr Singh said.
