Netas are hijacking the ward committee meets Netas are hijacking the ward committee meets ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Feb 22, 2021, 06:00 IST Bellandur, Hagadur residents say that civic issues have taken a backseat Bengalureans were very happy when the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) Commissioner had announced the appointment of nodal officers for ward committees last year. They thought that the initiative would help fix basic issues in their respective areas. Instead, ward committee meetings have become a platform for politicians and their supporters to have their say rather than an opportunity for the residents to discuss civic problems. The