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Corporators go on fast against Kishore Gandhi’s abrupt transfer
- by Webdesk
- 10 Nov 2016
Corporators from all parties, except BJP, undertook a day long fast on Tuesday in protest against the abrupt transfer of R-Central ward Assistant Municipal Commissioner, Kishore Gandhi last week.
Gandhi had reportedly incurred the wrath of a local BJP bigwig for pulling down illegal structures on a BMC plot in Borivli and ordering a crackdown on a party hall whose proprietor has close ties with the local BJP leadership, sources said. Last week, Gandhi brought down a makeshift sweetmeat shop that had sprung up off Borivli railway station road. The shop was put up by the local BJP unit to provide affordable sweets to citizens during Diwali.
Corporators, who attended the ward committee meeting in Borivli on Tuesday, were upset on seeing neither Gandhi nor the newly appointed officer, but officials from the R-North ward office. Congress, NCP and even Sena corporators then decided to go on a fast.
Congress corporator Sheetal Mhatre said the sudden transfer is unacceptable. “We have decided to go on a fast till the administration gives us the real reason for the transfer. This is a one-day symbolic fast, but our opposition to this kind of a transfer of a principled ward officer would continue,” she added.
Former mayor and Sena corporator Shubha Raul said they have decided to write to the chief minister as well as take up the matter with the Lokayukta. “This is setting a wrong precedence for BMC officials wanting to do good work,” said Raul.
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