Nagpur: BJP corporator Dharampal Meshram on Tuesday demanded an inquiry against deputy municipal commissioner Nirbhay Jain and assistant municipal commissioner Mahesh Dhamecha for hiding information related to the appointment of two security agencies Kishore Agency and Super Security Services for NMC.
In a memorandum to municipal commissioner Radhakrishnan B, Meshram alleged that the two senior officials were deliberately hiding information about the agencies and provident fund details of security guards deployed by them. He alleged massive irregularities in appointment of the agencies. He also claimed that licences to provide security services obtained from Nagpur city police commissionerate by the agencies lapsed in July 2020. Despite this, the NMC continued their services and paid them.
He said that in the past, the general administration department had discontinued services of three security agencies over the same issue. He claimed favouritism by the GAD officials.
“I sought details of these agencies at least thrice, but each time the department refused over silly reasons. They also sought legal opinion over this but misinterpreted the opinion of lawyer Sharad Bhattad. The lawyer had actually suggested the department can seek details from the security agencies and recheck the allegations,” he said.
Municipal commissioner Radhakrishnan B assured an inquiry into the allegation levelled by Meshram.
Meanwhile, Meshram expressed thanks to east Nagpur MLA Krishna Khopde and ex-mayor Sandip Joshi for funds allocation for Wathoda road. Municipal commisisoner on Tuesday issued work order worth Rs 6.47 crore to construct Sangharsh Nagar to Bhandewadi dumping yard road in Wathoda area.
Meshram expressed anguish over the civic administration’s lackadaisical attitude in getting back 13,400 sq ft land in Mominpura given on lease to ML Canteen. “The lease of the said land expired a couple of years ago. Still, NMC is not taking possession of the prime land,” he said.