Letters to the Editor

Bangalore needs Civic Leadership

Dear sir
We have been hearing complaints on civic issues viz -Road widening,Tree cutting, construction of (not required) underpass/flyovers, CDP,Property tax , corruption,no accountability  amongst elected representatives /officials and not  conducting public hearing when major projects are  undertaken Many Resident welfare Associations, civic organisations and NGO's do make  noise to express their protest and act as watch dog on specific issues of their domain. They are normally   termed  as not being objective and are not taken seriously .Unlike earlier Bombay, which had Jurist Nani Palkhiwala and Anna Hazare, who had support from all walks of life were heard by any Government which ruled Maharastra, It is high time Bangalore needs one .Perhaps in the prevailing situation, Justice Santosh Hegde or former Chief Justice of India Sri M N Venkatachaliah may fit the bill