Assembly nod for Bill to clarify GBA's authority over new corporations
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, said that though the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act was passed, some people filed a PIL in the court. 'Hence, this amendment has been brought, stressing to clarify the point that the Greater Bengaluru Authority would not interfere in the functioning of the corporations,' Shivakumar said.
According to the existing Act, GBA shall exercise such authority and discharge such functions as per the provisions of this Act, including with respect to the corporations created, he said. 'We have removed it... we will not interfere. Corporations are separate. We don't want to interfere in their functioning,' Shivakumar added.
Discussing the matter, Dasarahalli MLA Muniraju (BJP) lamented that his constituency will be divided between the proposed Bengaluru City North Corporation and Bengaluru City West Corporation.
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