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Children in North Chennai keep local democracy alive through Bala Sabhas
“A democracy masterclass is brewing in North Chennai, where children are showing the way for the 200 ward councillors of the Greater Chennai Corporation,” says Charu Govindan, Founder and Convener at Voice of People. For around six years, her collective has advocated for Area Sabhas, which many councillors conveniently skip to avoid meeting the residents. But Bala Sabhas, led by child councillors in North Chennai for over a year, are pushing for real change. They have prompted the installation of new street lights and barbed wire fencing at a local GCC school in Tondiarpet, for example. What is a Bala…
Enforcement is one way to address the problem.. however public have the habit of getting an injunction to protect themselves from prosecution.. Hence honesty and self discipline is the only effective way for prevention in the long run..