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Bhopal Civic Chairman Rebukes Commissioner Over Sudden Exit
The Bhopal city council held a meeting after almost five months.
During the meeting, Commissioner Sanskriti Jain left suddenly.
She did not tell the chairman or hand over responsibility before leaving.
Chairman Kishan Suryavanshi became angry about this.
He warned her not to do it again.
He said she could be permanently sent away if it happened again.
The meeting was supposed to discuss problems affecting the public.
However, much of the discussion focused on the commissioner’s departure and commercial tax.
Councillor Md Sarwar raised concerns about bad roads, sanitation, flooding and dirty water.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation Chairman Kishan Suryavanshi reprimanded Commissioner Sanskriti Jain for leaving a council meeting without notice.
Suryavanshi warned Jain that she could be “permanently sent away” if the conduct was repeated.
The council meeting was held after a gap of nearly five months and became focused on the commissioner’s absence and commercial tax.
Congress councillor Md Sarwar was the only councillor to prominently raise civic concerns.
Sarwar cited pothole-ridden roads, poor sanitation, waterlogging and complaints of contaminated water.
- Who
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation Chairman Kishan Suryavanshi, Commissioner Sanskriti Jain and Congress councillor Md Sarwar were involved.
- What
- Suryavanshi reprimanded Jain and warned her after she suddenly left the council meeting without informing him or handing over charge.
- Where
- At a Bhopal Municipal Corporation council meeting in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The confrontation occurred during a council meeting on Wednesday; the meeting followed a gap of nearly five months.
- Why
- The chairman objected to the commissioner leaving her seat and the House without notice or a formal handover.
Key facts
- Civic body
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation
- Chairman
- Kishan Suryavanshi
- Commissioner
- Sanskriti Jain
- Meeting timing
- Held after a gap of nearly five months
- Main disputed conduct
- The commissioner left suddenly without informing the chairman or handing over charge
- Civic concerns raised
- Pothole-ridden roads, poor sanitation, waterlogging and complaints of contaminated water
Quotes
Kishan Suryavanshi
Bhopal Municipal Corporation chairman
“Is the commissioner’s chair a matter of personal choice? There is a dignity to the Chair.”
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“Keep this in mind for the future, or else you will be permanently sent away.”
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