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Eminent citizens of Bangalore petition Chief Minister seeking investigations into BBMP false bills scam

L.Raghunanda
4th Estate
Bangalore


Taking note on the reports about the Rs.1,500 crores fake bills scam in BBMP, prominent citizens of Bangalore have a signed a petition urging Chief Minister Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda to order an independent and time bound investigations into the reports of misappropriation through fake bills.


In their petition, it was noted that the allegations and blatant looting of BBMP are shocking – especially in the context of the city’s decline in basic services and standard of living for its residents being constantly justified as being due to lack of funds.

The petition also said Bangalore has suffered enough immensely and the time has come to clean up of our city of these vested interests that are like parasites living off the hard work of millions of honest and taxpaying citizens.


Prominent among those who signed the petition to save the city are veteran freedom fighter Shri H S Doraiswamy, Mr. A.T.Ramaswamy, Rashtrakavi Dr GS Shivarudrappa, Dr UR Ananth Murthy, leading social worker Dr Ruth Manorama of Women’s Voice, Padma Shree Smt Anita Reddy of AVAS, Dr. Ashwin Mahesh, Mr RK Misra.

Other leading activists who joined hands seeking investigations against BBMP include Dr Meenakshi Bharath, Dr Shankar Prasad of Sampoorna Swaraj Foundation, RTI activist Mr JSD Pani, politicians such as Mr Krishna, former Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament.


Several organizations who signed the petition include Public Affairs Centre, Swabhimana, Association for Voluntary Action and Service (AVAS), Consumer Rights Education and Awareness Trust (CREAT), Consumer Care Society, Karuna Trust, National Federation of Indian Women, Mahiti Hakku Jagruti Vedike, Mahiti Hakku Adhyayana Kendra, Brashtachara Virodhi Ranga, Jayaprakash Narayan Vichara Vedike, Fight Corruption NOW Forum, Consumer Rights Education and Awareness Trust, TRUTH and Corruption SAAKU.