Belagavi City Corporation
Stay updated with the latest Hubballi news. Corporators demanded action against officials and greater accountability. Corporators Sandeep Jirgyal, Ravi Dhotre and Shankar Patil alleged that certain officials crossed their limits by protesting against elected representatives after a previous council meeting. They argued corporators were merely discharging their duties by raising public grievances and questioning delays in development works and civic services. Ambedkar and develop as a museum the house in Kangrali where the architect of the Constitution had stayed. Despite considerable time having passed, the projects remain unimplemented. They cited unresolved drinking water problems in several wards. Instead of responding, some officials raised slogans against elected representatives and tried to portray them negatively, they alleged. They claimed Deputy Commissioner Udaykumar Talwar had mobilised officials and staff members to protest against corporators and allegedly threatened legal action against them. MLA Asif Sait urged members to avoid personal allegations against officials, leading to noisy scenes and a temporary deferral of the discussion. Later, he and MLA Abhay Patil held a reconciliation meeting between corporators and officials at the Mayor’s chamber. However, several corporators maintained that protesting officials should face disciplinary action and issue a public apology. Another major issue was the alleged illegal issuance of PIDs and occupancy certificates to buildings constructed in violation of approved plans. Ruling party member Rajashekhar Doni alleged that officials failed to act despite knowing of numerous violations, including unauthorised additional floors and buildings lacking mandatory completion certificates. He alleged electricity connections were being provided to such structures. Mayor Preeti Kamakar approved a resolution to constitute a committee to inspect disputed properties and recommend action against violators and officials who failed to enforce the law. The council discussed long-pending demands by residents of Basavan Kudachi and Alarwad for property records. Members across party lines voiced concern over growing influence of middlemen allegedly operating in corporation offices and facilitating public services through unofficial channels. Download the TOI App.
The council had earlier passed resolutions to install a bronze statue of Dr B.R. Belagavi : Allegations that Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) officials protested against elected representatives and illegal Property Identification Number (PID) approvals dominated a stormy special BCC Council meeting on Wednesday.