Principal Secretary Local Govt. removed Municipal Council President
Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib. August.22 , 2019 .
Principal Secretary to Local Govt. A.Venu Parshad in a notification issued today has ordered the removal of Sher Singh President of Municipal Council Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib, who belongs to SAD(B) BJP under section 22 of Punjab Municipal Act 1911allegedly for misuse of power as President and bringing bad name to Council. The removal was ordered after getting the enquiry report of Deputy Director Ludhiana, who conducted the enquiry against Sher Singh President on the complaint of Narinder Kumar Prince, the then Senior Vice President and other Congress Councillors, who levelled various allegations of misuse of power. As soon as the copy of notification was received, the Congress Councillors celebrated and immediately convened the meeting and elected Pawan Kalra present Senior Vice President of Council as Officiating President and he assumed the charge.
As per the orders Principal Secretary has mentioned that certain councillors had complained against Sher Singh President of Council for misuse of power, failed to convene regular meetings inspite of written requisitions, which caused great loss to council as various schemes under Swach Bharat Scheme could not be initiated as no tenders could be called to engage Safai Sewaks on contract and moreover salary could not be given to contract employees on time.
He said enquiry was marked to Deputy Director Ludhiana and he issued show cause notice to President on 27.8.2018 u/s 22 of Municipal Act, he replied on 14.9.2018 and he was called for personal hearing. He said Deputy Director in his report confirmed the allegations. He said president was given written requisition by Councillors to convene the meeting he did not convened, so the councillor's u/s 25 wrote to SDM Fatehgarh Sahib to convene the meeting and he gave the approval and meeting was called. He has mentioned that if more than one fifth members gave in writing to convene the meeting President must call it within 14 days but he did not, so the members can hold the meeting at their own.
He has mentioned that as all the allegations against Sher Singh Council President have been proved and found to be true, so u/s Section 22 of Punjab Municipal Act1911 is removed from the office of president ship.
When contacted Sher Singh he termed it as political decision and said he will knock the door of court to get justice.
Meanwhile the Congress Councillors celebrated and said now new era of development under the leadership of MLA Kuljit Nagra will usher in town as he was creating hurdles in development projects.
Pawan Kalra of Congress assumed office as officiating President of Municipal Council Sirhind-Fatehgarh Sahib
It is worth mentioning that the cold war between the council president and Congress councillors was going on since the Congress Govt. had been formed and not even a single development work was initiated in the town due to tussell. No officials wanted to be posted here due to infighting, whosoever was posted managed to get transfer many posts are lying vacant. The town is stinking heaps of garbage, broken roiads, streets, sewer water can be seen in every nook and corner.
Interestingly Congress has12 councillors including MLA in 21 member committee and SAD(B) BJP 9, Congress required 14 members to remove president but with in span of two and half year they could not manage two councillors but now the Govt. has removed him, whatever the political masters could not do the Govt. has done on complaint basis.