<p class="rtejustify">A day after the BS Patil report on restructuring Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike was submitted to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, a furore erupted at the BBMP monthly council meeting on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The opposition party leaders protested wearing a black ribbon and unanimously opposed the proposal.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">However, the corporators from other parties felt that the report should have been submitted to the BBMP council, before submitting it to the Chief Minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">M K Gunashekar, Jayamahal ward corporator, said: “There was a report earlier to have a separate law for Bangalore alone. But it is necessary to take the approval of the BBMP council before sending it to the government.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Padmanabha Reddy, Opposition party leader said: “This proposal is a move aiming to divide the capital city and is an insult to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“Today you talk of dividing the administration of the city. A situation will arise in future, where you will set up administration units for Hyderabad-Karnataka region and Mumbai-Karnataka regions,” said lashed out.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De-centralising the administration of the city will add up to the financial burden opined Reddy.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“If the existing system is further de-centralised, then we will need more officers and more finance to manage it. Instead, give more powers to the mayor, extend his term to five years,” Reddy added.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Meanwhile, JD(S) party leader Nethra Narayan said: “This report complied some time ago and we are in the office right now. Our opinions should also be considered before arriving at a final decision.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Gunashekar said: “It has been made clear that this is not dividing the city. It is about de-centralising and the ward committees will be empowered with more power.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Mayor R Sampath Raj said a debate should be held at a special meeting to know the merits and demerits of the restructuring and then take the council approval.</p>
<p class="rtejustify">A day after the BS Patil report on restructuring Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike was submitted to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, a furore erupted at the BBMP monthly council meeting on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The opposition party leaders protested wearing a black ribbon and unanimously opposed the proposal.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">However, the corporators from other parties felt that the report should have been submitted to the BBMP council, before submitting it to the Chief Minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">M K Gunashekar, Jayamahal ward corporator, said: “There was a report earlier to have a separate law for Bangalore alone. But it is necessary to take the approval of the BBMP council before sending it to the government.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Padmanabha Reddy, Opposition party leader said: “This proposal is a move aiming to divide the capital city and is an insult to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“Today you talk of dividing the administration of the city. A situation will arise in future, where you will set up administration units for Hyderabad-Karnataka region and Mumbai-Karnataka regions,” said lashed out.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">De-centralising the administration of the city will add up to the financial burden opined Reddy.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“If the existing system is further de-centralised, then we will need more officers and more finance to manage it. Instead, give more powers to the mayor, extend his term to five years,” Reddy added.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Meanwhile, JD(S) party leader Nethra Narayan said: “This report complied some time ago and we are in the office right now. Our opinions should also be considered before arriving at a final decision.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Gunashekar said: “It has been made clear that this is not dividing the city. It is about de-centralising and the ward committees will be empowered with more power.”</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Mayor R Sampath Raj said a debate should be held at a special meeting to know the merits and demerits of the restructuring and then take the council approval.</p>