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- The Mysuru Grahakarara Parishat has urged the Mysuru City Corporation to strictly enforce laws against illegal flex banners, hoardings and digital boards across the city.
- The consumer body said unauthorised displays were defacing Mysuru's historic character, heritage zones and public spaces, and posing a threat to pedestrian safety.
- The Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1981 already prohibits unauthorised public advertisements and provides for imprisonment and fines.
- The MGP cited Temple Road as an example where hardly any space remains for more banners, and recalled strict 2021 enforcement by former Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde that kept the city largely flex-free.
- The group demanded FIRs against violators, recovery of removal costs, a citizen helpline, and has launched an online petition, arguing that failure to enforce the law reflects poor governance.
What to watch next
- Whether the Mysuru City Corporation acts on the demands, including filing FIRs and recovering removal costs
- Implementation of the Karnataka Municipalities and Certain Other Law (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which empowers urban local bodies against unauthorised displays
- Growth of the MGP's online petition campaign and citizen reporting of illegal flex banners
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Mysuru Grahakarara Parishat
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“Failure to enforce law reflects poor governance”
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…for outdoor advertisements and empowers urban local bodies to take action against unauthorised displays on public and private properties, initiate criminal proceedings and recover removal costs from violators. ‘ Failure to enforce law reflects poor governance ’ The MGP members said prominent public spaces in Mysuru had been increasingly covered with political advertisements and event hoardings put up to celebrate birthdays, welcome newly elected political leaders and mark…
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Named India · Mysuru City Corporation · Bhamy V. Shenoy · Gurudatta Hegde · Mysuru Grahakarara Parishat · Ravi Bale · S.K. Dinesh · T.R. Ravindran
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