Shinde orders probe into aide146;s reign at child home

8216;8216;8216;I was shocked to read the reports in The Indian Express,8217;8217; Shinde said. 8216;8216;I have ordered an inquiry. If the charges are true, I will not hesitate to act against erring officials.8217;8217; Waghmode has been refurbishing his office and home meant for his superintendent at the David Sasson campus in Chunabhatti, while his wards go barefoot and the society flouts child-care laws. Shinde has asked the Principal Secretaries of Social Justice, Public Works and Women and Child Welfare Departments to submit reports on the affairs of the Dongri children8217;s home.

It was the CM who appointed Waghmode to a post that was once held by philanthropists and eminent citizens. Shinde now insists nothing will be swept under the carpet. 8216;8216;Once the inquiry report is received, we will initiate measures,8217;8217; he said. Shinde admitted it was valid to question how Waghmode was appointed, and how he ran the society without a council as mandated by its constitution.