‘Time to inculcate a sense of responsibility among councillors’

Citizens worried over controversies in Thrikkakara municipal council leading to pressing issues being totally ignored

Residents of Thrikkakara have called for creation of awareness among elected representatives in the municipal council about their duties and responsibilities against the backdrop of the civic administration getting disrupted by a controversy that led the Opposition LDF to submit a no-confidence motion against Municipal Chairperson Ajitha Thankappan. The motion against the chairperson is the culmination of several controversies and is expected to be considered on September 23. The disruption in administration in the name of democracy has landed ordinary people in trouble. The municipal administration has been seriously disrupted for over a decade now, and citizens are at the receiving end of the political fracas, said M.P. Sukumaran Nair, a resident of Thrikkakara and special secretary to former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan. He added that the municipality had substantial income and was in a position to implement several measures to improve infrastructure and other facilities for people. However, the municipal council is always engaged in fights that have seen matters like waste disposal and water supply being totally ignored.