‘Forget mayor, Bengaluru doesn’t even have corporators’: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya

BENGALURU: BJP MP from Bangalore South constituency, Tejasvi Surya, on Monday, highlighted the absence of the mayor in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBM) and stated that civic body does not have even corporators at the time.

Taking to X, he said, “For long, we have implemented band-aid solutions to Bengaluru’s traffic problem and poor urban infra, instead of approaching it from the perspective of a well-structured town planning body. Such solutions only fix the symptom and are not the remedy for the problem itself”.

He raised the civic issues of the city in his social media post. “The water logging & flooding in Bengaluru, after a few hours of rain in the early morning, once again exposes the absence of municipal leadership in the city”, said the Bangalore South MP.

He further said “Brand Bengaluru stands for technology innovation, unmatched talent pool and rich local culture. Sadly, only the traffic, water logging, potholes and garbage management issues seem to be marking our brand”.

For long, we have implemented band-aid solutions to Bengaluru’s traffic problem and poor urban infra, instead of approaching it from the perspective of a well-structured town planning body. Such solutions only fix the symptom and is not the remedy for the problem itself.

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— Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) August 12, 2024

Mentioning his previous warning about the issue, he said, “I had highlighted how the city lacks a directly-elected mayor with a workable term of 3-5 years who can be held accountable for the city’s urban infra. Global cities like London, New York and Paris have such strong powerful mayors looking solely into the city’s needs”.

He stated that the common citizens are forced to reach out to BBMP officials, who are unapproachable. He said “Forget a Mayor. Bengaluru, at the moment, does not even have Corporators and the common citizen is forced to reach out to the unapproachable BBMP officials or only vent one’s frustration on Social Media”.

“Urban spaces elsewhere are also characterised by walkable footpaths, layout gardens & strictly governed traffic & parking rules — giving pedestrians and public transport the uttermost prominence”, he added.

Hitting out at the Congress state government he said “Metro, suburban railway & bus system has to complement one another & the BMLTA was a step in the right direction. The current government has neither taken any step to form the BMLTA nor has it delegated traffic engineers any power to plan the traffic management of the city”.He pointed out the importance of town planning and said “Unless we take up town planning & rework on our layouts, Brand Bengaluru will remain a dream”.”Bengaluru deserves better,” he said. (ANI)