It can be recalled that the High
Court of Karnataka had recently said that it was not just the BBMP
commissioner and Mayor’s responsibility to ensure clearance of garbage,
the responsibility will be fixed on the ward committee members. “If the
garbage
is not cleared public can lodge a case with the High Court and the take
court would initiate appropriate action against the ward committee
members,” the HC had pointed out, Fearing the stringent action by the
court the members of the ward committee are planning to resign. In the
wake of this Mayor Venkatesh Murthy said that a meeting will be convened
with the elected and nominated.

“The ward committee members
are afraid that they might have to face public complaints and legal
battle. In many wards, we have not done the selection of members
democratically, due to lack of sufficient time. Thus the chosen members
are worried and wanting to resign. Such complaints can be politically
motivated also. We have called for a meeting to pacify them,” said Mayor
D Venkatesh Murthy.