Mysore/Mysuru: The polls to elect the Chairmen of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Standing Committees was postponed for the fifth time in the current Mayor’s term on Monday as the Mayor and BJP Corporators stayed away. The previous meeting, the fourth one scheduled on Feb. 2, too was postponed as the Mayor and BJP Corporators had abstained.
Following a direction from Mayor Shivakumar, MCC Council Secretary Rangaswamy had issued notification on Mar. 4 for electing the heads of four Standing Committees — Planning, Accounts, Health and Finance, at 11 am on Mar. 13 (Monday). Accordingly, MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy , Council Secretary Rangaswamy and Congress and JD(S) Corporators waited at the MCC Hall for the election process to begin.
