Mumbaikars, Speak Up And demand A Better City! |
After years of delay, the BMC elections have been declared. But will it really make any difference to Mumbaikars’ lives? Will our roads become better? Will our public transport improve? Will the quality of our lives improve? The first BMC elections were held in 1968; 57 years later, has our city improved? Or has it deteriorated?
Power Struggles Over City-Building
Sadly, in Mumbai, the focus is on who can get into power. Who can rule and who can mismanage, with negligible focus on what can be done to make our city better.
Who Watches the Rulers After Elections?
That power corrupts is an age-old story. Theoretically, in a democratic system, one party rules (and is therefore most susceptible to corruption) and the other parties keep a watch to stop such corruption. But in Mumbai, after BMC elections, has anyone seen the ‘losing candidate’ or the ‘losing party’........