Dear politicos, don't ignore footpaths; it can be a political tool

For all the reasons there are to love Namma Bengaluru, there is at least one to hate it.

- NIRAD MUDUR

For all the reasons there are to love Namma Bengaluru, there is at least one to hate it. That reason links the question of citizen's safety with the question of the efficiency of the state government and the civic agencies—lack of footpaths. Mind you, it's not just a civic issue; it can be a political one.

There has been a lot of talk about "freedom under threat" lately. But if you observe people in Bengaluru, one would be impressed by the "demonstration of freedom" by them while walking on the roads and impinging on the rights of motorists while threatening their own lives. A closer observation would reveal this "freedom" of people to walk on the roads (without any law enforcement interfering) is directly linked to the apathy and indifference of the government bodies who have failed to provide safe footpaths to them.