Mayor Alok Sharma’s statement during Bhopal Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) General Council meeting on Saturday that officer’s forward file only after getting five per cent commission has triggered discontent among the officials while the ruling and the Opposition benches backed Mayor.
The BMC Commissioner Chhavi Bhardwaj while talking to the mediapersons in her chamber after the meeting said, “I am saddened that the Mayor levelled allegations during the meeting. If any officer is accepting graft then the Mayor should have provided proof to me and I would have taken action.”
Though acting swiftly Commissioner Chhavi Bhardwaj issued transfer orders of 36 BMC officers.
Although there is resentment among the engineers of the BMC over the statement of Mayor and they demanded that the Mayor should take back his statement. The engineers association said if the Mayor does not tenders apology then the Commissioner should sent him on forced leave.
Earlier in the day the BMC general council meeting remained stormy as not only the Opposition Congress but the ruling BJP Corporators also exposed the prevailing corruption and irregularities in the BMC.
The BJP Corporators alleged that despite clearance of the budget the development works of the wards are paused and for that they hold City Engineer Rajiv Goswami responsible for the prevailing situation.
The Opposition Congress Corporators also supported the ruling benches over this point. On this, Mayor Alok Sharma said, “Pundit Alok Sharma also had his CID and I know which officers are taking commission and directly named two engineers HS Fulre and KC Gupta.”
Din was also created in the meeting over the issue of modular toilets as the BJP Corporators Rajesh Khatik and Sanjiv Gupta raised the issues of modular toilets, illegal hoardings and paused development works in the wards.
Replying over this issue Mayor Sharma said that payment of modular toilets would not be made during his tenure.
Ruckus was also created over the issue of illegal hoardings as BJP Corporator from ward number 20 Sanjiv Gupta raised the issue. The mayor in his reply over the issue said that the illegal hoardings would be removed in
three days. Though acting promptly the BMC team started removing illegal hoardings while the meeting was in progress.