The district administration and the Mysuru City Corporation were directed to crack down on ‘’flex culture’’ in the city and surrounding regions as they were emerging as an eyesore in public areas.
The issue came up during the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting held here on Friday. Mysuru MP Pratap Simha instructed the Deputy Commissioner Bagadi Gautham and MCC Commissioner Lakshmikanth Reddy to crack down on the current practice of hoisting life-size banners and buntings containing images of local political leaders.
The ‘’flex culture’’ – as it is derisively called – has proliferated in recent years and tends to be either wishes extended by the minions of the local grassroots politician or the latter wishing people on festival occasions. The number of flexes increases ahead of festivals and is visually jarring and is more so along the Outer Ring Road, highway leading to Hinkal and within the city during political meetings and rallies of prominent leaders.
