Jaipur: Heritage Nagar Nigam Mayor Munesh Gurjar has been suspended. As the reply to the discover given by the federal government on September 18 was not passable, Director of Autonomous Governance Department Kumar Pal Gautam issued the suspension order of the mayor. Munesh Gurjar has been suspended from the submit of mayor in addition to Ward 43 councilor.
Director of the Department of Autonomous Governance, Kumar Pal Gautam, mentioned that the Deputy Director (Regional) of the Local Bodies Department was appointed because the investigating officer within the case associated to the receipt of bribe cash by Munesh Gurjar in lieu of issuing a lease. The investigating officer gave Munesh Gurjar a possibility to be heard and despatched the report back to the division. On the idea of the report acquired by the division, the allegations of Munesh Gurjar signing leases on the directions of her husband Sushil Gurjar, discussing the leases along with her husband and conserving them pending, and signing leases after receiving bribe cash in lieu of leases have been discovered to be prima facie confirmed.
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On discovering Munesh Gurjar responsible prima facie within the report, the division had additionally issued a discover of clarification to him beneath Section 39(1) of the Rajasthan Municipality Act 2009, giving him a possibility to be heard. The reply to the discover of clarification was not discovered passable. The order states that primarily based on the information of the case, the report acquired and the prosecution approval, Munesh Gurjar’s involvement is prima facie evident. In such a state of affairs, the state authorities has determined to conduct a judicial inquiry in opposition to Munesh Gurjar for not behaving in accordance with the submit of mayor and misusing his place. At the identical time, contemplating the potential of influencing the pending judicial inquiry by remaining on the submit of mayor, Munesh Gurjar has been suspended from the submit of Mayor of Heritage Municipal Corporation and Ward 43 councilor.
Munesh suspended for the third time: This is the third time Munesh Gurjar has been suspended from her submit. Earlier, she was suspended on 5 August 2023 and 26 September 2023, however each occasions she obtained aid and he or she once more sat on the mayor’s chair. Even now, the case on Munesh Gurjar’s petition to cancel the FIR lodged in ACB is pending within the courtroom. Which shall be heard after two weeks.
