The GHMC officials have a ticklish problem on hand. Who should they invite as the chief guest while launching developmental works in various divisions of the city? Their problem is - there are two corporators - the sitting corporator whose term will expire in February and the newly-elected corporators who had defeated the sitting corporators in the recent GHMC elections. Of these two, who should be invited?
If the sitting corporators are invited, the newly elected corporators are making a big issue of it and are protesting. If the new corporators are invited, the sitting corporators are getting angry. To solve this problem, the officials are merely breaking coconuts amid the officials and are not inviting either of the corporators.
On Wednesday in Balanagar, works worth Rs 79 lakh were launched. The officials did not invite the politicians to the function. Instead, they themselves broke the coconut and launched the works. No plaque was installed and no names of the leaders were included. Despite this, in many places there is stiff competition among the sitting and elected corporators over protocol and invites for programmes.
If the sitting corporators are invited, the newly elected corporators are making a big issue of it and are protesting. If the new corporators are invited, the sitting corporators are getting angry. To solve this problem, the officials are merely breaking coconuts amid the officials and are not inviting either of the corporators.
On Wednesday in Balanagar, works worth Rs 79 lakh were launched. The officials did not invite the politicians to the function. Instead, they themselves broke the coconut and launched the works. No plaque was installed and no names of the leaders were included. Despite this, in many places there is stiff competition among the sitting and elected corporators over protocol and invites for programmes.