Urban News

On Tuesday, the PMC standing committee took on the PMPML for issuing work order for purchase of 500 buses with doors on both sides. The Congress, Shiv Sena and BJP joined hands to pass a resolution that the civic body would purchase buses and hand it over to PMPML if the public transport company fails to withdraw the work order by Wednesday.

“The standing committee had clarified that the PMPML should not purchase buses with doors on both sides from the funds to be provided by PMC under JNNURM. However, it was learnt that the PMPML issued work order for purchase of 500 buses with doors on both sides. Hence, the PMPML officers were summoned to give a clarification to standing committee,” said Arvind Shinde, chairman, Standing Committee.

The standing committee meeting was adjourned after the PMPML staff failed to turn up. Corporator Ujjwal Keskar and Rajendra Wagaskar staged a walk out in protest of the PMPML not following the direction of standing committee.

A resolution of urging PMPML to withdraw the work order was taken after the standing committee met after two hours.

The resolution was opposed by NCP corporators but it got approved with the support of corporators of Congress, Shiv Sena and BJP.

When pointed out that Mayor Mohansingh Rajpal of NCP was too in favour of buses with doors on both sides, Shinde said, “We are taking decisions in the interest of citizens.”