In their attempt to realise the constitution of the ward committee in Mysuru, citizen activists in Mysuru have taken the lead in forming a Mysuru City Ward Committee Balaga to work with Bengaluru-based Janaagraha to promote decentralisation of power. Those interested to get involved can contact the activists before July 10.
On June 11, under the leadership of NGO Janaagraha, a virtual meeting was organised to develop a strategy to strengthen the system of ward committees and participatory budgeting across the cities and towns in the State by networking and collaboration with the city governments, civil society and political leadership, and nurture a strong community of active citizens.
“It is not an exaggeration to state that what we are aiming to do is similar to the efforts of freedom fighters who fought for India’s independence from the British. In this case, we are trying to get decentralisation of political power from our elected leaders,” a press release said here.
