Mayor Shivakumar has sought immediate transfer of Mysuru City Corporation commissioner Asad Ur Rahman Sharif for adjourning Thursday’s (August 31) council meeting in violation of the KMC Act.
“The commissioner has no powers to adjourn the Council meeting. The Mayor, who presided over the meeting, has the sole authority to adjourn or cancel the meeting. By adjourning the meeting without bringing it to my notice and the councilors, the commissioner has violated the rules and therefore, he should be transferred,” demanded the Mayor, who addressed a press conference along with some BJP and JD(S) councilors, here on Thursday, August 31.
Accusing the commissioner of adjourning the meeting that had scheduled the Greater Mysuru subject for discussion, he said the meeting was adjourned as it was supposed to discuss the proposal. “As the State government is opposed to the idea of Greater Mysuru, it did not want the council to discuss and pass a resolution on the subject. Therefore, the meeting was adjourned though the commissioner cited the meeting convened by the Urban Development Minister in Bengaluru as reason for the adjournment,” Mr. Shivakumar charged.
