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B.PAC in association with BBMP organised a workshop for the women corporators to celebrate the historic representation of women leaders in the Council.

While one committee is conducting meetings seeking people’s opinion on restructuring BBMP, another committee silently conducted inquiries on irregularities in BBMP. The report was submitted in 15 days after the formation of the committee. What will be the outcome?

Despite the allegations of the government trying to delay BBMP polls, all the political parties claim to have started groundwork to face Bengaluru’s imminent city council elections.

Reformist IFS officer Brijesh Kumar counters the BBMP’s allegations of not doing enough to green the city, indicating that the Mayor and Commissioner are passing the buck to him, while they are actually responsible for cutting and planting saplings in Bengaluru.

Nominated councillor B V Ramakrishna, who highlighted Mayor Venkatesh Murthy’s land encroachment, says that he has to toe party line in Council.

Road-widening, Akrama Sakrama, bilingual bus signboards and more: read Citizen Matters analysis of the sides taken by 37 BBMP corporator-aspirants, both from political parties and otherwise.

Citizen Matters caught up with Bellandur candidates – Babu Reddy (INC), P Mahesh of JD(S) and Jagannath Reddy (BJP).

Why was a layout built over a tank bed? Why is Banaswadi not as developed as other areas? These and other questions surfaced at the BBMP elections debate on March 24th.

AIADMK’s Kailasam and JD(S)’s Marimuthu were present at a public meeting with their ward residents. Both arrived late, leaving little room for discussion.

Four contestants for the Gangenahalli ward met citizens and talked about a variety of local concerns from skywalks, playgrounds, stray dogs and cleanliness.

So says Corporator-aspirant Nandini Shivkumar contesting from Subramanyanagar ward, as she publicly signed an affidavit declaring the same.

Transparency, accountability, citizen participation – the women contesting from Shanthinagar ward promised all this and much more at a recent public interaction.