- 53; Total Mayors (1949 to 2020)
- 33; 1949 to 1995 (Bangalore City Council – City Corporation)
- 10; 1996 to 2006 (Bangalore Metropolitan Corporation)
- 10; 2010 to 2020 (Greater Bangalore Metropolitan Corporation)
No delay in becoming MLA, MP, why block for corporators: Question from former mayors
Why Neglect only for corporation election?
Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್
Bengaluru: Divide the corporation by any means. But before that, hold an election to uphold the will of the Constitution. There is no delay in becoming an MLA, MP. You make elections according to the time. But, why is neglect only for local body elections...?
Opinions and questions of former mayors of the corporation.
Elections to the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha are held from time to time as per the constitution. The people's representatives elected by this have been postponing the elections to the local bodies as stated in the same constitution. He said that this is an insult to democracy.
It would be good to divide Greater Bangalore administratively. If they are divided into four or five companies, they will not be able to coordinate with each other. If a major road runs between three corporations, each side is different. This is just an example. All development work will be affected. It may be better to put this together and form a system. But it is not right to postpone the election on the pretext of this,' opined former mayors.
Can't even lift a lump of garbage. The authorities do not listen. In Basavagudi, the Rajkaluve work was not done properly and water entered some houses and they were floating. Officials do not care about people. Ex-mayor Katte Satya said that no rules are being followed.
Ward redistricting unconstitutional: According to the constitution, redistricting of wards should be done on the basis of the last census. However, now 225 wards have been made according to 'Projected Census' instead of 2011 census. that it is unconstitutional Former Mayor PR Ramesh informed.
The central government's failure to conduct a census is a failure of the government. This should be corrected by the BJP government that was in power last time. He said that Bangalore is being developed without a hitch.
What do former mayors say?
'Officials going astray'
The number of officers in BBMP has increased. People's representatives and ministers are also being misled. As chief minister, no one has control over the administration of the city. Due to the mistakes of the past, no work is being done to benefit the people of the city. BBMP should be elected first. Then any kind of division can be done' said P.R. Ramesh opined.
"Rajiv Gandhi's wish should not be threatened"
'No mind to give power'
MLAs and ministers are not giving authority to local bodies saying that we will be in power forever. If there are corporators, local problems will be solved sooner. They are postponing the election by complaining about each other. Also, BBMP should not be divided in any way. Bangalore's identity should be preserved' said S.K. Nataraj demanded.
'Everybody keeps procrastinating'
BBMP should have elections from time to time. It is in the rule book itself that all the preparation should start six months before the end of the term. However, all the governments have not followed it and kept postponing the elections. They go to the court for any reason. Katte Satyanarayan opined that we will make another four or five Bengaluru Corporations is just a strategy to postpone the elections.
'Democracy only when elections are held'
If there is to be democracy, elections must be held. If elections are not held, where will democracy be? Officials should never wield power. That was the concern of Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru. Therefore, elections for local bodies should be conducted as per time', said K. Chandrasekhar opined.
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