Bangalore: The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar addressed a party meeting on Tuesday September 16 at Jagannath Bhavan, along with Karnataka BJP chief Prahlad Joshi and discussed various issues of pertaining to the city.
The BJP adopted a resolution to ask the BBMP to rope in the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) to crack down on illegal collection of parking fee by unauthorised persons in Bangalore.
The party felt that the “mafia” collecting parking fees should be dealt with severely and said that full cooperation would be extended to the traffic police and the BBMP officials during the crackdown.
The meeting also adopted another resolution, that the BBMP should take steps to remove illegal hoardings, flexes, cutouts and banners, dotting the Bangalore skyline immediately.
Earlier at the meeting, Bangalore Mayor Shanthakumari said the BBMP officials did not pay heed to the elected representatives. If officials were transferred, they would use their clout to get back to the same position, she alleged.
The mayor said the BBMP’s financial position was in a shambles and she would try her best for its revival.
Malleswaram MLA CN Ashwathnarayana was also present during the meet.
