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Four Innova cars for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Standing Committee Chairman and Commissioner were purchased on 14 July 2014.
- Approval to buy five new Innova cars could have avoided this expenditure during the pandemic
- 50% reduction: reduction in injection-drugs and rapid test kits for patients with black fungus
- Contract: Four pay and park contracts were given to the contractor without taking out the tender
The Municipal Corporation, which is crying out that there is no money for the treatment of patients, will spend Rs 77 lakh on buying new cars. The Standing Committee has given its approval on Thursday. In this period of epidemic, such a huge expenditure could have been avoided, because the condition of cars is very good now.
A few days ago, the Standing Committee had cut the budget of medicines, injections and rapid test kits of corona by 50 percent for patients of black fungus, saying that the vault was empty. Now cars are being bought for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Standing Committee Chairman, ruling party leader and Municipal Commissioner.
Leader of Opposition Aam Aadmi’s councilor Dharmesh Bhanderi in Municipal Corporation alleged that the ruling party is doing Jalsa on public money. Municipality does not have money for development works, but new cars are being bought by spending lakhs of rupees. The cars which are in good condition still money is being wasted.
On the other hand, the mayor says that the cars have driven more than two lakh kilometers. More money is being spent on repairing them. The decisions of the Standing Committee have been mired in controversy. There has been a dispute over the decision to pay and park the contract, buy a car, build stairs in two schools and cut patients’ facilities.
- The car of the leader of the ruling party was bought in 2007. In 14 years this car has driven more than 3 lakh kms.
- Four Innova cars for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Standing Committee Chairman and Commissioner were purchased on 14 July 2014. They have only been 6 years 11 months.
- According to the mayor, this car is getting damaged again and again. Don’t know how much has been spent on this. For this reason it has been decided to cancel it.
According to the mayor, 11.39 lakhs have been spent on the repair of the mayor’s car, 5.50 lakh on the commissioner’s car, 5 lakh on the chairman’s car and 6.78 lakh on the deputy mayor’s car in 7 years.
50 thousand kits were approved leaving 5 lakh
The proposal to purchase 5 lakh rapid test kits came in the meeting of the Standing Committee held in the second week of June. Apart from this, there was also a proposal to buy Amphoteresin injections and medicines for the patients of black fungus. The committee had to take a decision to purchase 5 lakh kits, but had approved 50 thousand kits. Amphoteresin-B and medicines were also cut by 50%.
Work will start in 10 days of proposal approval
In the meeting, the President and Municipal Commissioner in Zero Horse decided that the work should start within 10 days of approval of the proposal. If the work is not started within 10 days then the approval will be cancelled. Rs 52,19,792 tender for construction of additional stairs in Gabheni’s primary school number 296, 297 and Budiya’s school number 76 was filled by sole RO Aggarwal company. It was approved.
There was a need, so it was decided to buy cars.
Question – If the condition of existing cars is good then why need to buy new cars worth Rs 77 lakhs? Answer – The car of the ruling party leader was bought in 2007, which has been completely condensed. Lakhs of rupees have been spent on the repair of the rest of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Standing Committee Chairman and Commissioner’s cars. According to the workshop, after driving more than two and a half lakh km, the condition of the car is changed. Four cars have driven more than two-and-a-half lakh km.
Question- Is the misuse of government money justified in this era of epidemic?
Answer- It is not misuse but it has become necessary. We are not buying of our own free will. According to the workshop, now the maintenance cost of the cars has become enough. Accidents can also happen, due to which the decision was taken to buy a new car.
Question – Citing the budget, the medicines of Mikor mycosis patients were cut in the rapid test kit for injection and corona test, but buying a car?
Answer – It was a matter related to health, so all the things have been bought as per the requirement. If needed further, the Municipality is ready to buy. There is a need, so cars are being bought.
Cars perfectly fine yet buying new for 77 lakhs
Leader of Opposition Dharmesh Bhanderi said that the ruling party is doing Jalsa on public money. The municipality does not have a machine to clean the drainage, but is buying cars worth 77 lakhs. Cars are in perfect condition. There is a huge scam in Pay and Park.
A relative of a BJP leader has a partnership with a contractor JB Enterprise. Therefore, instead of 77 lakhs, a parking contract for 36 lakhs has been given to the Municipal Corporation.