ZAGREB, April 29 (Hina) - The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ivica Racan, on Thursday condemned a conflict which occurred between SDP leaders and Zagreb city officials Vlasta Pavic and Milan Bandic, describing it "as an
inappropriate form of public communication, regardless of who of them is right".
ZAGREB, April 29 (Hina) - The leader of the Social Democratic Party
(SDP), Ivica Racan, on Thursday condemned a conflict which occurred
between SDP leaders and Zagreb city officials Vlasta Pavic and Milan
Bandic, describing it "as an inappropriate form of public
communication, regardless of who of them is right".#L#
After meeting the two officials, Racan said that he heard different
versions of the conflict. He said it was obvious that there were
problems in relations in the party branch in Zagreb, especially in
communication between top officials, and urged the branch to again
discuss the incident after May 1.
During a Zagreb City Assembly session on Tuesday, deputy mayor Milan
Bandic levelled an insult at mayor Vlasta Bandic because he was
dissatisfied with her answer to a question about a scandal involving
the premises of the "Zagrepcanka" company which the City of Zagreb
bought during Bandic's term of office as mayor at a price of 15
million euros. The City has been unable to register itself as the
owner of the land.
The B.a.B.e. association for women's rights condemned Bandic's
conduct, congratulating Pavic on her decision to go public with the
incident.
Pavic said in a statement that her deputy and party colleague Milan
Bandic "levelled vulgar and primitive insults" at her, concluding that
"nobody, regardless of their function, shall mention her mother in any
vulgar context".
(Hina) rml