CPI (M) criticises ‘anti-democratic’ move by Tiruppur Corporation to deploy its staff as Ward Coordinators

The Tiruppur District Committee of CPI (M) has criticised the determination by the Tiruppur Corporation to station its officials arsenic Ward Coordinators, with the purported intent of improving basal amenities.

The civic assemblage had announced that it would beryllium deploying its wellness inspectors, adjunct engineers and different officials arsenic coordinators successful each of the 60 wards, and task them with monitoring coagulated discarded management, drinking h2o proviso and thoroughfare lighting, done nonstop inspections each time from 6.30 a.m. to 10 a.m., and rectify deficiencies successful attraction promptly.

Terming the determination arsenic “arbitrary and anti-democratic”, C. Moorthy, District Secretary, CPI (M) demanded withdrawal of the move, terming it unnecessary erstwhile determination was a democratically- elected council.

In a property release, Mr. Moorthy questioned wherefore the Corporation had sidelined the elected assembly alternatively than convening assembly meetings and taking enactment connected resolutions.

Instead, the civic assemblage ought to instruct its officials to desist from being indifferent towards assembly members erstwhile they convey the problems faced by the people, Mr. Moorthy said, taking objection to the move, which, helium pointed out, was tantamount to indirectly workout of powerfulness done bureaucracy.