Maharashtra Navnirman Sena seeks action on Zurmure report

PUNE: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has demanded that the civic administration should act on the Naresh Zurmure committee report and take action against those accused of electoral irregularities.
NCP corporator Reshma Bhosale, who had contested the civic polls in February, had allegedly managed to get a ‘no dues’ certificate from the PMC despite failing to pay her property tax dues.The certificate is mandatory for candidates to validate their nomination forms. Bhosale is the wife of NCP MLC Anil Bhosale.
On April 13, one Samadhan Maruti Shinde registered a complaint with municipal commissioner Mahesh Pathak, alleging that Reshma had “deceived” the PMC and the election commission and hence her general body membership should be terminated.
Pathak had formed directed a one-member committee comprising additional commissioner Naresh Zurmure to inquire into the matter. The report submitted by Zurmure concluded that the PMC’s tax department had issued a backdated ‘no dues’ certificate to Reshma Bhosale, though she had failed to pay the tax.
It said that two PMC employees and a private company in charge of the computer software at the civic body had tampered with the computer system and generated false bills. Show-cause notices were issued to the two employees and the owner of the firm.
MNS corporator and leader of the opposition Vasant More said, “The civic administration has not taken any further steps. The Shivajinagar police have repeatedly asked the PMC to register a complaint. The state election commission has sent a letter to the civic body seeking action on the report. ”
More said that the MNS would launch an agitation against the civic administration if it fails to initiate steps against the people named in the report.
Anil and Reshma Bhosale were not available for comment.