State minister and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, who has come under attack from the BJP for his purported remarks about Muslims eventually becoming a ‘majority’, on Sunday asserted his strong belief in secular and patriotic values.
The veteran politician has also raised questions in connection with the incident at R G Kar Hospital.
Talking tough on the police, mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Firhad Hakim today raised questions on the ‘intelligence’ wing urging the former to act immediately.
Mayor Firhad Hakim inaugurated the third edition of the preview show of Durga Puja at Talla Prattoy today.
At a time when controversy over alleged scams of biomedical wastes at R G Kar Hospital are making headlines, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is considering plans to set up its own medical waste treatment plant for proper disposal of such wastes.
A drainage pumping station is coming up at Rishikesh Park. Mayor Firhad Hakim visited the construction site and is hopeful that the pumping station will be inaugurated soon.
Firhad Hakim asserted that no public representative can intervene in the 'judicial matters'.
The councillor, who had achieved a hat-trick in the last civic polls pointed out that such information is needed by the councillor who can play a crucial role in development of those gifted land parcels into proper roads.
Mayor of KMC and the local MLA, Firhad Hakim visited the area and expressed possibilities of power theft recommending action against those involved in the illegal activity.
The agency is supposed to handle the processing plant for 10 years. According to Mr Hakim, such waste that is a burden for the civic body, now would be a crucial source of income for the KMC in future.
