Chairs remained empty during the public consultation of the city corporation in Mangaluru on Wednesday.
Poor attendance by civil society members marked the public consultation organised by Mangaluru City Corporation for preparing the annual budget for 2021-22 here on Wednesday.
The civic body had invited civil society members to seek their suggestions before finalising the budget for the next financial year.
Pointing out at the attendance of only six persons from the general public, G. Hanumantha Kamath, president of Nagarika Hitarakshana Samithi, Mangaluru, told Mayor Diwakar that the corporation has not invited representatives of various organisations and professional bodies this time by sending them letters.