Bengaluru ranks high on Ease of Living Index
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But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index
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While the criteria in 2018 focused on governance parameters, criteria for 2020 includes several questions on individual choices and priorities by citizens.
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But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index
Bengaluru being adjudged the most liveable large city in the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020, a meteoric improvement from 58th position in 2018, was met with puzzlement by many experts and opposition parties, even as the ruling BJP claimed credit.
Several urban experts have questioned the ‘most liveable large city’ tag. “Clearly, such surveys based on non-existent methodologies are driven by deeply political agendas. Anyone living in Bengaluru knows how seriously degraded the city is. With equitable access to basic amenities like water, roads and public transport being i
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Support pours in for Disha Ravi from opposition parties
Right from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, all deemed Disha s arrest as silencing of dissent .
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BENGALURU: Even as the BJP leaders have called for strict action against Bengaluru climate activist Disha Ravi arrested in connection with farmers protest toolkit case, opposition parties have thrown their weight behind the 21-year-old condemning her arrest.
Right from former AICC president Rahul Gandhi to former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, all have deemed Disha s arrest as silencing of dissent . Disha also received support from Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and DMK chief MK Stalin.
Yediyurappa retaining Energy, Bengaluru Development portfolios creates heartburn
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Apart from their aspirations being stymied, legislators raise administrative concerns
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Apart from their aspirations being stymied, legislators raise administrative concerns
Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa retaining key portfolios of Bengaluru Development and Energy, even after Cabinet expansion and reshuffle of portfolios, has not gone down well within the Cabinet, especially among Bengaluru city MLAs. Apart from political aspirations of certain Ministers being stymied, legislators and Ministers have also now raised administrative concerns.
“Now that there is a full-fledged Cabinet, first time since the government was formed, we expected the Chief Minister to let go the key departments. The Chief Minister presently holds Finance, Energy and Bengaluru Development Departments and the experience of the last year and a half has shown that he has been unable to give ade