Daijiworld Media Network - Chikkamagaluru (SP)

Chikkamagaluru, Jun 23: In an incident which smacks of mindlessness and happened in S Bidare gram panchayat limits in Kadur taluk of the district, the president of a gram panchayat demolished a rural bus stand as she believed that the bus stand interfered with the looks of her own house.

The incident happened in Siddapur village within S Bidare gram panchayat. President of the gram panchayat, Dakshayanamma, and her children demolished the government bus stand. The locals have accused her of misusing her position in demolishing a government structure.

It is said that Dakshayanamma and her children Prabhakar and Jagadish, demolished the bus stand with the help of a backhoe and tractor. They claimed that there was no way to their home and that the bus stand was blocking the approach to the house located by the side of the road and it blocked the view of their house.

People of Siddapur have turned their ire at the gram panchayat president for this act. They have complained to the zilla panchayat chief executive officer and deputy commissioner of the district, seeking to cancel her membership. They also have asked the superintendent of police to act against her.