MDP Chairperson and opposition leader Fayyaz Ismail has criticised the government's proposed Urban Development Bill, warning it would dismantle decentralisation by stripping local councils of financial and economic decision-making powers. Several councillors echoed his concerns as the bill is debated in parliament.
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Speaking at a meeting of the MDP National Assembly on Wednesday, the former Economic Minister expressed concern that the bill aims to centralise powers currently held by local councils
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The bill now in parliament is actually going to kill the entire decentralisation system.
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