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LSP leaders hold symbolic protest

Taking a dig at the former corporators of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for spending Rs. 42 lakh towards their food during the council meetings, the Lok Satta leaders held a symbolic protest by eating in gold imitation plates at the civic body canteen meals priced at Rs. 5. Lok Satta GHMC wing general secretary B. Sambi Reddy charged the corporators of spending Rs. 2,000 per lunch per person during the corporation meetings and spending Rs. 42 lakh for 21 meetings conducted in the last term.

‘Outcome not known’

“The GHMC spent Rs.3 crore to organise its meetings but what was discussed and solved is not known,” he said.

State general secretary of Lok Satta, Solkar Reddy, said issues of bad roads, drainage, and potable water supply were not addressed during these meetings while the corporators spent Rs.14 crore for their tours and lunches.

 

Courtesy: The Hindu

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 22:38

GHMC misappropriated funds

For the last six years, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has misappropriated funds to the tune of Rs 3,630 crore, alleged members of the Lok Satta Party, on Sunday.

"As much as Rs 451 crores lapsed because the former corporators, did not spend the money. In the last six years the civic officials collected as much as Rs 13,000 crores in terms of taxes, of which Rs 3,630 went into the pockets of bureaucrats and people's representatives", said B Sambi Reddy, general secretary, Lok Satta Party (GHMC). He also alleged that Rs 14 crores was spent on lavish lunch buffets and corporators' tours which did not serve any purpose. Sambi Reddy , insisted that instead of leaving the money in the hands of such corrupt officials, the workflow of the GHMC must be decentralised.

"Let the tax-payers be given the money so that they can decide on what and where to spend the money", he said.

Courtesy: The Times of India

Monday, December 14, 2015 - 19:58

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