Row over move to legalize mobile towers

BHOPAL: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) move to fill in its coffers by imposing heavy penalty on the mobile companies to legalize their illegal mobile towers have met stiff resistance from the Congress corporators.
The mayor-in-council meet held a few days back had proposed for legalizing the illegal mobile towers in the state capital after collection of a penalty of Rs one lakh from the mobile service providers. Ahead of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) council meet, the Congress corporators are opposing this proposal claiming that it would breed corruption. “This issue is a little complicated. It is not ethical to legalise mobile towers by charging a penalty on Rs. 1 lakh,” Girish Sharma, Congress spokesperson said. “The proper procedure of legalising the mobile towers should be decided by the council,” he added.
The Congress corporators will also be demanding amendments in the proposal of increasing the rates of fire tenders hired during private function like wedding and exhibitions.