Kalaburagi council meeting ends in chaos

The general body meeting of the Kalaburagi City Corporation for the second day began with lengthy discussions on the recruitment process of pourakarmikas and ended with heated arguments, minor scuffles, and disruptive protests following a derogatory remark on Muslim women by a BJP councillor.

The general body meeting of the Kalaburagi City Corporation for the second day began with lengthy discussions on the recruitment process of pourakarmikas and ended with heated arguments, minor scuffles, and disruptive protests following a derogatory remark on Muslim women by a BJP councillor.

The arguments started after the BJP councillor Krishna Nayak remarked: “We have seen woman from the Dalit community sweeping the streets, but have you ever seen a burqa-clad woman sweeping on the streets?”

While Congress councillor Ayaz Tabbu Khan threw a chair to express his anger, Leader of the Opposition Ajmal Gola sat on the table before the Mayor in protest and demanded that Mr. Nayak apologise.

Mayor Vishal Dhargi adjourned the meeting for some time and called the councillors and tried for a compromise.

As soon the meeting resumed, Mr. Nayak tendered the apology to the floor of the House.

The first three hours of the meeting were spent on discussing the delay in the recruitment of pourakarmikas.

The Congress councillor Syed Ahmed asked the corporation authorities to give a reason for the delay in regularising the services of pourakarmikas. There are around 1,041 pourakarmikas working at the city corporation.