A heated debate over the inclusion of additional agenda at the monthly council meeting of Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation between the ruling and opposition party members ultimately forced the Mayor to adjourn the meeting indefinitely in Hubballi on Saturday.
As soon as the meeting began, council secretary Gurushanthappa Dambal proceeded to present the additional agenda of the meeting to which the opposition party members led by opposition leader Suvarna Kallakuntla and others objected and sought clarification on what the council rules said.
Referring to Karnataka Municipal Corporations (KMC) Act, it was said that as per rules the additional agenda should be made available to all the council members in writing. Then the opposition sought to know how the agenda could be tabled without intimating the council members and also asked whether there was any law which permitted it.
