Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation, Commissioner Dr. C.G. Betsurmath on Friday alleged that he was being targeted by some of the officials through Corporators for removing the Avoid, Bypass, Confuse and Delay (ABCD) attitude among officials by bringing in discipline after assuming office. His allegations came after some Corporators blamed him for lapses in the works undertaken by the MCC.
Addressing a hurriedly convened press conference at the meeting hall of the MCC, he said that all allegations against him were false and baseless and claimed that he had done nothing wrong adding that he was not allowed to clarify his stand at the meeting.
Stating that 75 per cent of works in the Engineering Department are pending due to the lethargic attitude of engineers, Dr. Betsurmath added that he would not compromise on the issue and would bring the matter to the notice of the State Government.
I tried to streamline the work and cleared bills based on seniority and emergency. There was always pressure to pay the bills to contractors, he said and added that pending bills were cleared on the basis of decisions taken by an Advisory Committee formed for the purpose and claimed that Rs. 4.60 crore pending bills had been cleared.
Betsurmath further said that he would seek legal opinion on whether to file cases against those, who made derogatory remarks against him when the council was in session, which, he claimed, was against norms.
