Hyderabad: Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, mayor of Hyderabad, in a press conference on Tuesday strongly condemned the protest by BJP corporations and activists in her room. She said they had vandalized the GHMC headquarters in the protest related to the establishment of the standing committee.
“This act by the BJP corporations is horrible. In a democracy, there are peaceful methods of resolving issues, but our corporations have destroyed the property of the GHMC. This is completely wrong. If vandalism helps your purpose, you are welcome to do so. but it does not work that way. I want to ask these corporations, Have you destroyed the property of the Mayor or the Public? These corporations need to reconsider their behavior. “Such incidents will lead to a loss of people’s faith in the democratic system and in elected representatives.”
She said a general body meeting was held at the office even during the COVID pandemic. “Despite all the political differences, all the issues of the wards have been discussed and resolved,” she added.
“We could not hold the council meeting due to the ballot box code that was put in place due to MLC elections. The BJP corporations are fully aware of this, but they are trying to gain political points from this by drawing up dharnas and attacking the GHMC office, ”the mayor remarked.
Elected corporates and activists of the Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) stormed into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) office on Tuesday, demanding that the state government release money to the municipal body.
Slogans of ‘KCR down down’ and ‘KTR down down’ resounded inside the GHMC office building. Posters of ‘Mayor Hatao, GHMC Bachao’ (remove the mayor and save the GHMC), ‘What became of KCR’s Dallas plan?’ was pasted in front of the Mayor’s Chamber. The protesting BJP workers also destroyed flower pots and utilities. The police had to be called in to prevent further escalation and to get the situation under control.
Source: The Siasat Daily