A total of 16 corporators of BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have been disqualified and lost their membership during last 10 years.This was revealed in a reply to RTI activist Anil Galgali by Municipal Secretary office of the BMC. Apart from 2 exceptions, All others lost their membership on the charge of submitting false caste certificates, while filing their nominations. While remaining 2 were disqualified on the ground of having more than 2 children.
Assistant BMC Secretary Pramod Giri provide record to Anil Galgali after he raised the query. According to available records, during the earlier tenure of BMC between Year 2007- 2012, 12 Corporators were disqualified from membership. Shirish Chogle, Sunil Chavan, Lalji Yadav, Rashmi Pahadukar, Narayan Pawar, Pravin Devhare, Vishvanath Mahadeshwar, Subhash Sawant, Anjum Aslam, Simantini Narkar & Bharti Dhondge were disqualified for submitting false caste certificate. While Gulshan Chauhan lost her membership for having more than 2 children. During the present tenure of BMC from Year 2012- 2017, situation improved considerably as only 4 corporators have been disqualified during last 5 years. Bhavna Jobanputra, Mohammed Ishaq & Kondum Anupa were disqualified for producing false Caste certificates. Shaikh Siraj was the only exception in this term who lost membership for having more than 2 children.
Anil Galgali said, Political parties should ensure that candidates with proper caste certificates are nominated to fight elections, Making sure such situation of disqualification does not come up again. He has expressed dismay at the fact that important event like disqualification are not posted on the BMC's official website.
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