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10 Sept 2024
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Four Years of Silence: Why Bengaluru Desperately Needs its "Micro-Voice" Back

It has now been over four years since Bengaluru had an elected council to govern its affairs. As highlighted in a recent Times of India feature, "Elusive BBMP Election," the term of the last elected body ended on September 10, 2020. Since then, the city has been run by bureaucrats and MLAs, leaving a massive vacuum in local accountability.


The Core Issue:

While the government focuses on macro-projects and "Brand Bengaluru," the day-to-day reality for citizens is very different. This is exactly what our Founder, Mithilesh Kumar, pointed out when speaking to the Times of India about the campaign to demand immediate elections.

"We realized that without corporators, we don't have any voice to raise micro issues. Corporators know the grassroots but it's very difficult to even hold a meeting with the MLA."

— Mithilesh Kumar, Founder, Civic Opposition of India

Why This Matters:

Mithilesh’s statement hits on the fundamental flaw in the current administration: The Accessibility Gap.

  1. The "Micro-Issue" Blindspot: MLAs manage constituencies of hundreds of thousands. They are policy-makers, not pothole-fixers. When a street light is broken, a drain is clogged, or garbage isn't picked up, these "micro-issues" are too small for an MLA's radar but are massive hurdles for the daily life of a citizen.
  2. The Missing Link: Corporators are the first line of defense. They live in the ward, know the specific streets, and are practically accessible. Without them, citizens are forced to navigate a bureaucratic maze or chase unreachable MLAs just to get basic services.

Our Stand:

At Civic Opposition of India, we believe that governance without local representation is not just inefficient—it is undemocratic. As Mithilesh stated, the delay in elections isn't just a political scheduling error; it is a systematic silencing of the grassroots voice.

We continue to stand with the Citizens Movement and all Bengaluru residents in demanding: 


Conduct BBMP Elections Now.

#BBMP #BengaluruElections #CivicOpIndia #GrassrootsGovernance #MithileshKumar

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