Mayor’s first council meeting marred by protests
The Hindu
BJP corporators oppose Gadwal Vijayalakshmi ’s refusal to allow journalists to view proceedings and to answer some questions
Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi on Saturday led a very stormy session of her first ever General Body meeting of the GHMC Council, which began on a raucous note owing to her decision not to allow media to view the proceedings directly.
Her decision to allow print and electronic media representatives to view and record the meeting via live video streaming instead, earned ire from the journalists too, who staged an impromptu sit-in at the GHMC headquarters raising slogans against her and the GHMC Commissioner.
Inside the meeting hall, BJP corporators raised the issue soon after the condolence motion for the late former Chief Minister of the joint State K. Rosaiah and Mayor’s address. Commotion prevailed, but Ms.Vijayalakshmi refused to budge. Without giving any reason for barring the media, she said as a person presiding over the meeting, it was her prerogative to decide whom to allow.