Manasi Paresh Kumar – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

I am a voter and I feel like Lord Shiva

April 17, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

This election, we are faced with the question of whether we are choosing our MP or the future Prime Minister. As parties get away with fielding inexperienced candidates in this scenario, we ourselves have to force them to field better candidates, opines a voter

Bangalore Central Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad: “Representatives should think out of the box”

April 16, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

MLC Rizwan Arshad is the Congress candidate for Bangalore Central constituency. In this interview with Citizen Matters, Rizwan talks about his accomplishments, Congress’s poll promises on GST and police reforms, his allegation against MP P C Mohan, and so on

Bangalore South candidate Vatal Nagaraj: “Duddilla, Jaathiyilla, that’s why I lost earlier”

April 11, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Vatal Nagaraj, known for his hardline pro-Kannada stand, is contesting from Bangalore South parliamentary constituency. In this interview with Citizen Matters, Nagaraj speaks on why he wants to be an MP, and how politics has changed over the decades

Bangalore North Congress candidate Krishna Byre Gowda: “We pushed for suburban rail and metro, not just elevated corridor”

April 11, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Krishna Byre Gowda, Karnataka’s Rural Development Minister, is the Congress candidate from Bangalore North constituency. In this interview with Citizen Matters, Gowda talks about Congress’s poll promises such as NYAY, his plans to deal with water scarcity, and more

Bangalore Central independent candidate Prakash Raj: “We need an MP who will be the voice of citizens”

April 9, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Actor Prakash Raj, contesting as an independent from Bangalore Central, is known to be an outspoken critic of right wing politics. In this interview with Citizen Matters, he discusses how his work as an MP will be different from the norm, and how he will deal with the issues plaguing Bengaluru

Bangalore South Congress candidate B K Hari Prasad: “Planning should be for 25 years, not for today”

April 8, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

B K Hari Prasad, the Congress candidate for Bangalore South, is a four-time Rajya Sabha MP. In this interview with Citizen Matters, he talks about his career so far, and his plans for the city, if elected

Bangalore South BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya: “I believe in freedom of expression”

April 8, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Tejasvi Surya, the BJP candidate in Bangalore South constituency, has been a controversial figure. In this interview with Citizen Matters, Surya talks about freedom of speech, women’s reservation, Bengaluru’s water scarcity, and more

Invest in public transport, not elevated corridors, say protesters

March 18, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Hundreds of citizens gathered at Maurya Circle on Saturday, demanding cancellation of the elevated corridor project. Citizens Live spoke to the protesters to know why they were opposed to the project

“Apartments are at greater risk for fire than firecracker factories”

March 15, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Cheryl Rebello of Beyond Carlton explains how to make your apartment fire-safe, and how you can sign up for the group’s free fire-risk assessment for apartments

“Garbage problem can’t be managed from BBMP head office alone”: Special Commissioner

March 8, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

The new waste management system will fail if ward committees don’t take ownership locally, says BBMP Special Commissioner D Randeep.

Indian Music Experience project: Creating informed audience for Indian music

February 9, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Featuring over 400 artists, the museum boasts of some priceless artefacts, like Ustad Bismilla Khan’s Shehnai and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s silver pan box. The idea was to create an informed audience for music, who are aware of the history and efforts that went into preserving Indian music.

I have no love for concrete or steel; want more buses: R K Mishra

January 29, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

In an interview with Citizen Matters, RK Misra who had earlier batted for the steel flyover says he would now choose 12,000 buses over the Elevated Corridor project.