Commissioners boycott RCC mayor's meeting
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
The ward commissioners (WC) of Rajshahi City Corporation yesterday boycotted the monthly general meeting on development as some issues were not included in the agenda. Of 40 WCs, 35 attended the meeting. They walked out of the meeting terming the mayor's activities as 'abusive for the corporation'. They demanded inclusion of 12-point demand in the agenda of the meeting promised by Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu MP in the previous meeting. The demands include minimum Tk 30 lakh development work for every ward, making the ward commissioners aware of development works, full payment of honorarium and furnish the WC's offices with computer for data entry and permanent night guards. "The mayor started presiding over the meeting only to get approval of work worth Tk 100 crore done without our knowledge", said WC Abdul Hamid. The mayor could not be contacted for his comment. A RCC press release, however, said the monthly meeting was held in presence of all ward commissioners.
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