Wondering what on earth is the ward committee and how does it matter to you? It’s your gateway to understanding how BBMP works, and participate in the process. Here’s an explainer for you.
With no set procedure for nominating members, the kith and kin of the corporators and politicians have infiltrated ward committees. How to tackle this to make more common people get into the committee? CIVIC has recommended a procedure.
The tradition of promising ‘obbattu’ (sweet stuffed pancakes) and giving ‘biskattu’ (biscuits) to people of Bengaluru has been going on for a long time. It’s time to put a stop to it.
