Former BBMP councillors oppose proposal to split civic body into multiple corporations
6 months, 1 week ago

Former BBMP councillors oppose proposal to split civic body into multiple corporations

The Hindu  

Karnataka government reportedly being keen to split the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike into multiple corporations has now angered former councillors cutting across party lines as they were not consulted before the decision. They Former councillors citing failure of this model in Delhi argue that splitting the BBMP will not help Bengaluru resolve the governance issues the city faces presently. The councillors who manage the State of affairs at the ward level have a better understanding of what the city needs than the local MLAs.” He further said that the current proposal to divide the civic body into four or five corporations with 400 wards would not bring any ease of administration, but will only add financial disparity between these corporations. Ramesh, a former BJP councillor said Delhi City Corporation, which was split when the BJP was in power, was a failure and it was later merged again.

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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