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This is an archive article published on July 2, 1999

Bhatia drops yet another bombshell

PUNE, June 1: In a blistering attack on the officialdom-corporator evil nexus'' at the Pune Municipal Corporation, former municipal com...

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PUNE, June 1: In a blistering attack on the 8220;officialdom-corporator evil nexus8221; at the Pune Municipal Corporation, former municipal commissioner Arun Bhatia today alleged that 426 persons were recruited by the civic body blatantly violating the set procedures.

8220;Every corporator was given the liberty to nominate for two posts and while the standing committee members got the privilege to nominate their three or four candidates. And all this happened with consent of the municipal commissioner and additional municipal commissioner,8221; said Bhatia.

Addressing a public meeting organised by Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action YUVA here today the senior IAS officer urged the common people to nail down the 8220;corrupt corporators8221; of the civic body with the help of judiciary.

8220;I can give you at least 20 solid cases which can be taken to the court,8221; he said.

Elaborating on his allegations about the mass recruitment in the PMC, Bhatia said, 8220;It is agonising that when thousands of youths are waitlisted for years together in the employment exchange rolls, such a massive recruitment was completed in a tacit understanding between the corporators and the civic officials.8221;

8220;And when I question this, I am damned for being autocratic and not polite,8221; he remarked adding that 8220;then I am blamed for not being polite.8221; The only polite thing to do under such circumstances will be to kick them.8221; The PMC, he said, had become a 8220;spoilt system something like a cake where everybody wants a slice.8221; Bhatia added, 8220;The emergency powers are excercised during situation such as floods, calamity or to maintain essential service. But this has been often misused for works such as road widening, building of compound walls, fencing etc8221;.

 

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