Now, PMC's elected members want laptops

PUNE: The elected members in the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) have demanded laptops so that they can do their work "efficiently".
Kishor Vitkar, Usha Kalamkar and Minal Sarwade - all three from the Nationalist Congress Party - have tabled a proposal before the standing committee saying that the civic body should provide laptops to all the 152 elected members to facilitate their work.
The proposal said, "Elected members representing the city are highly qualified and laptops will help them function efficiently. The civic administration of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation gave laptops to their elected members five years ago. Even the Zilla Parishad has given a go-ahead to give laptops to their elected representatives. Hence, the PMC administration should also consider the proposal."
In another proposal, the civic administration has demanded funds of around Rs 348 crore to acquire land for the Shivane-Kharadi river-side road.
The two proposals are likely to be discussed in the standing committee meeting on Tuesday.