DKShi hails HC decision on BBMP elections

Team Udayavani, Dec 5, 2020, 11:01 AM IST

Bengaluru: KPCC president DK Shivakumar welcomed an order by the High Court to hold the elections in the 198 wards of Bengaluru Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) within the next six weeks.

Shivakumar in a statement said, “When the announcement of the local body elections was made, I had insisted that the BBMP elections should also be held. It was necessary for our party to go to court again in order to hold the elections.”

“In a democratic system, there should be periodic elections, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to endanger democracy. However, the court has been quick the overturn its appeal,” he added.

The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered the State government to hold the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections at the earliest for 198 wards and publish the final notification of reservation of wards within a month.