Let the truth out

The Mayor-in-Council is in its death throes and, barring a few last gasps from out-going members, the end is forecast to occur quietly later this month. It was over for the 12-member MiC once word came from the Shiv Sena’s supreme boss and 12 party MLAs were emboldened to put in writing their demand that Chief Minister Narayan Rane disconnect the life-support system. What remains is the last rites and funeral oration.

Last words are very important. If Mumbai is to be spared similar blunders in future, the MiC should not be allowed to go quietly into the dark carrying its secrets with it. Mumbai must be told comprehensively why the experiment failed.

So what went wrong, the system or the people who ran it? If the Sena and BJP don’t tell the full story, the opposition should demand an independent inquiry.