Decision to ban protests in front of Town Hall was taken by council: B’luru Mayor
Team Udayavani, Mar 4, 2020, 11:02 AM IST
Bengaluru: The decision to ban protests in front of Town Hall was taken by the council informed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Mayor Gautam Kumar.
“The decision to ban the protest in front of the Town Hall was taken by the entire council and not only my decision. Also, the things which are approved by the councillor are also read by the ruling party leaders,” Bengaluru mayor was quoted speaking to ANI.
His comments came after Congress leaders staged a protest against him at Council BBMP building opposing the decision to ban protests in front of Town Hall.
“If people will start protesting, it will badly affect the traffic in the city. If they want to talk about the matter, let us have a healthy discussion. I don’t have a problem with and I don’t think the ruling party has a problem too,” he added.
He further added, “Still it is the discretion of the Commissioner to take a call after the council also. As of now, we have banned any protests in front of Town Hall,” he added.
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