It’s a giant leap for Koramangala, as residents come together to form a citizens council just before BBMP elections. Alongside, citizen initiative Smart Vote kicks off its campaign in the area.
Transport Minister R Ashoka said this in response to being pressed on his party’s position on ABIDE’s proposal to have local areas within wards elect citizens into a ward committee chaired by the elected councilor.
Ahead of the BBMP elections, Lok Satta party launches the ‘Empower Lokayukta’ campaign in Bengaluru. The party says it plans to collect one lakh signatures or more.
Bengaluru is all set to have a council of its own, with elections slated to be held on Sunday, February 21st, 2010. But will key mayoral and ward committee reforms be passed by the state assembly before that?
If Yeddyurappa government is keen on executing reforms for Bengaluru, within what is left of its term, it will need to get past the BJP’s stability concerns soon. Too much is at stake.
City elections will have to be held soon. But the plight of Bengaluru’s urban poor appears to be at a standstill. Will things change for them? Citizen Matters asked politicians and NGOs.
Consistent pressure from the High Court is not working. The absence of an elected city council makes the BBMP ship without its sails, allowing lack of local political accountability to persist.
