Madikeri, Nov. 20: Many people are doing business in the city without obtaining a trade license, and a decision was taken in the general meeting of the Madikeri Municipal Council to launch a campaign in this regard and get them to obtain a license.
The general meeting, which was postponed on Oct. 29, was held today under the chairmanship of Municipal Council President Kalavati.
Several members raised the issue of trade licenses. Many people in the city have not yet obtained or renewed their trade licenses. They suggested that awareness should be created in this regard and they should be motivated to obtain licenses.
Municipal Commissioner Ramesh said that although notices have already been issued to many people, they have not obtained licenses. BJP member Kalachanda Appanna said that 50 percent of the traders in the city have not obtained licenses. Vice President Mahesh Jaini said that a campaign should be launched to obtain trade licenses and a period of 1 month should be given. He suggested that legal action should be taken if the licenses are not obtained during this period.
Decision to close the shed
There was a long discussion on the issue of a temporary shed on Mysore Road in the city, and an argument broke out among the members. Finally, it was decided to close the shed until the court order came.
The issue of the shed came to the fore at the beginning of the meeting. A verbal exchange took place between Rajesh Yallappa and Umesh Subramani on this issue.
Congress member Rajesh Yallappa raised this issue at the beginning of the meeting and said that in the last meeting, this issue was discussed and a decision was made to hold a special meeting on this issue alone. However, the meeting has not been held yet. He said that the president has broken his oath. Responding to this, president Kalavathi, some members and 47th page (from the first page)
He defended himself by saying that the meeting could not be held because he was not in the city.
The shed on Mysore Road was unauthorized and Rajesh insisted that it be vacated. BJP member Anitha Poovaiah said that the shed owner has filed an application in the court. He said that the next decision should be taken keeping that in mind.
BJP member Umesh Subramani said that the owner has obtained all kinds of no-objection letters and permissions. He has paid a large amount of tax. He expressed his anger that it is not right to target a shop and close it.
Rajesh Yallappa accused the members of abusing their power and pressuring them to give permission, and the legal advisor of the municipal corporation has clearly stated about the legal problem. He also said that those associated with the shed have not obtained a trade license.
SDPI member Mansur Ali said that permission can be given to a temporary shed only for a limited period. He demanded that the authorities should act as per the guidelines.
Rajesh Yallappa advised them to take legal advice after knowing the status of the application in the court and proceed further.
BJP member S.C. Satish said that every time the shed issue is raised in the meeting, it takes a lot of time. A situation has arisen where other development issues cannot be discussed. A final decision should be taken on this.
BJP member K.S. Ramesh said that a logical conclusion should be reached on the shed issue. Not holding a special meeting has caused confusion. We need to proceed after knowing the court order. We should stop being stubborn and understand the system, he said.
SDPI member Amin Mohisin said that the Municipal Commissioner has given a report stating that 9 points are wrong in the shed issue. He said that it should be closed until the order comes. Then further action should be taken.
This should not be reserved for just one shed. Many members demanded that action should be taken against all unauthorized sheds.
There are no proper documents for the allegation that a house in Sampigekatte is unauthorized. It was decided to take legal advice and take the next step.
‘Parking’ tender money pending
Officials said that there is a possibility of filing a case against those who won the tender for parking on the side of Rajaseat Road for not paying the full amount.
Member Anita raised this issue and said that the tender money should have been paid in advance. The fee was collected by paying a small amount. Now it has been stopped. However, she wanted to get the remaining amount. Appanna opined that it is not right to collect parking fee for parking on the road.
Revenue Officer Tahir, who gave information about this, said that a written complaint has been filed regarding non-payment of money. There is also an allegation of collecting money before the due date against the tenderer. The collection has been stopped due to the collection of money in violation of the rules. He brought to the notice of the meeting that there are also complaints about collecting additional money.
Money for construction of Ambedkar statue
The city has received Rs. 100,000 from the municipal council for the construction of a bronze statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at a place near the city’s Appiah Gowda statue. The meeting approved the grant of Rs. 20 lakh. The estimated amount for the construction of the statue is Rs. 44.50 lakh, and the remaining amount will be obtained from the MLA's fund, said member Satish. Sanctions were also received for various works in the meeting. He said that Rs. 7.50 lakh will be used for the installation of street lights immediately, and the work will be carried out using that.
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