Retired IAS officer T R Raghunandan Saturday warned that frequent delimitation and formation of latest municipalities below the newly shaped Better Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will disrupt reservation rotations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Different Backward Lessons (OBCs), and ladies candidates.
“Their (authorities’s) goal is to forestall rotation of reservation from continuing logically,” he mentioned, claiming that such techniques violate the 74th Constitutional Modification’s fairness mandates. He made the comment whereas talking at a seminar organised by CIVIC Bangalore on the Better Bengaluru Governance Act (GBGA).
Raghunandan additionally urged Bengaluru to undertake the “Manila and Brussels mannequin”, stating that decentralised municipalities with clear roles foster accountability. He, thereafter, argued that frequent delimitation creates new electoral cycles, permitting political actors to dilute the illustration of marginalised teams.
Raghunandan additional famous that GBGA’s devolution of 18 topics is “imprecise and ineffective”, declaring the shortage of particular duties for representatives. “Which means nothing,” he mentioned, criticising the “PowerPoint data” method that renders companies symbolic. He pressured the necessity for exact position delineation to counter bureaucratic resistance and guarantee practical governance.
Raghunandan additionally flagged centralised management, with the GBA’s state-appointed officers and initiatives like Good Metropolis Non-public Restricted bypassing elected our bodies, creating “elected monarchies”.
Calling devolution a “political battle,” Raghunandan urged engagement with ex-corporators to counter elite dominance.
“Karnataka’s Panchayat Raj empowered marginalised teams by means of clear roles, however city governance lags. The GBA must be challenged by ex-corporators’ engagement to battle elite dominance. Devolution is a political battle requiring accountability to make sure Bengaluru’s companies serve all communities equitably,” he mentioned.
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Kathyayini Chamaraj, Government Trustee, CIVIC Bangalore, argued that the lately handed GBGA undermines the 74th Constitutional Modification by centralising management below the state-led Better Bengaluru Authority (GBA), headed by the chief minister.
She then contended, “The state, not BBMP, failed by delaying elections for years, weakening native self-governance and depriving residents of responsive city governance.”
“Splitting BBMP into seven companies hinders equitable useful resource distribution, ignoring Delhi’s re-merger lesson. The state’s failure to activate the Metropolitan Planning Committee induced Bengaluru’s ‘ruined’ development, violating the 74th Modification’s mandate for vibrant native self-governance,” Chamaraj mentioned.
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