Been too busy to keep pace with what’s been happening in your city, or what plans for its future are? Here’s a recap of some of the most important developments in Namma Bengaluru over the last week.
Change requires participation in democratic processes, not just exercise of voting rights; as the state readies for the 2013 Assembly elections, how can you engage yourself to make a difference?
Entrepreneur-investor and Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar is convener of the chief minister’s ABIDe task force. ABIDe has not been able to reform the patchwork of agencies and vested interests running Bengaluru today. A Citizen Matters exclusive interview.
The Lokayukta or the “People’s Agent” was set up to uproot corruption. But our law-makers have ensured that it’s just another barking watchdog that cannot bite, leading to Justice Santosh Hegde’s resignation.
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.
The corrupt have everywhere to run, but what does the Karnataka Lokayukta need to ensure that they have no place to hide? See what Justice Santosh Hegde has to say in this interview to Citizen Matters.
