AHMEDABAD: A major controversy erupted on Saturday in the civic body’s headquarters in Danapith over 96 cows missing from the large AMC cattle pound in Danilimda. About a fortnight ago, based on complaints from a corporator and former mayor Amit Shah, municipal commissioner Vijay Nehra had instituted a vigilance inquiry to check the cattle pound records. During the check, the 96 cows were found missing. Sources in the cattle pound told TOI that several animals listed on the records were old and had died during the monsoon because of diseases. “There are 900 to 1,200 cattle at the Danilimda pound on an average day,” a senior AMC official said.
The issue snowballed into a political row after the opposition Congress demanded that Nehra accept a memorandum. When Nehra did not turn up, the protesters approached mayor Bijal Patel. When Patel called DyMC Arjav Shah to accept the memorandum, the former refused.
Irritated, Patel said: “I am the mayor, if the commissioner cannot be contacted, you (Shah) have to accept the memorandum. I am sending the group to the commissioner’s office lobby. Kindly take the memorandum.”
Despite the mayor’s instructions, drama continued for well over an hour with the protesters sitting outside Nehra’s office.
Shah did not turn up. Finally the memorandum was stuck outside Nehra’s office.
The issue snowballed into a political row after the opposition Congress demanded that Nehra accept a memorandum. When Nehra did not turn up, the protesters approached mayor Bijal Patel. When Patel called DyMC Arjav Shah to accept the memorandum, the former refused.
Irritated, Patel said: “I am the mayor, if the commissioner cannot be contacted, you (Shah) have to accept the memorandum. I am sending the group to the commissioner’s office lobby. Kindly take the memorandum.”
Despite the mayor’s instructions, drama continued for well over an hour with the protesters sitting outside Nehra’s office.
Shah did not turn up. Finally the memorandum was stuck outside Nehra’s office.
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