Didi wants to ensure that elected representatives behave properly with the public.
Keeping the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in mind, the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal wants the party councillors of municipal bodies across the state to enhance communication with the public.
A workshop of the councillors have been planned after the July 21 Martyrs’ Day observation. The workshop will take place at the Biswa Banga Convention Centre at New Town.
At present there are 3,600 councillors in 126 municipal bodies and six corporations. Most of them are from TMC. Sources said that at the workshop, councillors will be given a list of dos and dont's. Other than increasing mass communication, councillors will also be advised to be polite in their behaviour and words, be proactive to help civic amenities reach every household, deal with problems of drinking water, prevent dengue and other vector-borne diseases and to create against usage of plastic.
The leadership believes that without people’s participation most of these work would not be possible and thus a solid connect needs to be created with them and councillors who are considered to be the face of the government at the grassroot level.
There have been several complaints against many councillors of rude behaviour or involving in heated arguments at public places. These have won them an ill-reputation and people of his or her constituency tend to avoid interactions with such persons. Corruption allegations have cropped up against many councillors. Such complaints are often submitted to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her Nabanna or residence address. On June 21, Mamata will meet elected public representatives in the panchayat election at an event at Netaji Indoor Stadium to draw a roadmap regarding rural development.
Sources said that Mamata doesn’t want to leave any scope of negativity in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and she believes if the organisation is strengthened from the grassroot level, the work for state-level leaders would be a lot easier in helping the party to sail through the Lok Sabha polls.
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