War of rights broke out in Lucknow Municipal Corporation, crisis over whose chair?:

News India Live, Digital Desk: These days everything is not going well in the Municipal Corporation of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The two biggest and most powerful posts in the city, i.e. Mayor And Municipal Commissioner The tension and bitterness between the two has increased to such an extent that it is directly impacting the functioning of the city. On one side is the mayor Sushma Kharkwal elected by the public, while on the other side is the head of the administration, Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar. The ‘war of rights’ between the two has now come out openly.

This conflict is at its peak over two big matters.

Case 1: When the Commissioner took the Mayor’s order ‘lightly’

Recently, Mayor Sushma Kharkwal had called a meeting to review the work of C&DS Water Department. The Chief Engineer of the department remained absent from this important meeting. The Mayor got angry at this and considering it as indiscipline, he lodged a complaint against the officer. strict action Gave instructions to do.

But, instead of taking any major action on this, Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar just issued a notice to the concerned officer. ‘Warning Letter’ Tried to hush up the matter by issuing this.

This ‘mild’ action made the mayor even more angry. He has once again expressed his displeasure by writing a letter to the Commissioner and asked why strict action was not taken despite his clear instructions. This incident is a direct challenge to the mayor’s authority.

Case 2: ‘Administrative brake’ on the budget

Another and perhaps even bigger conflict Budget Is about. The Municipal Corporation House, headed by the Mayor, recently passed the city budget. According to the rule, this passed budget had to be sent to the government for approval.

But, Municipal Commissioner Gaurav Kumar has refused to send this budget passed by the House directly to the government. He argues that some of the budget proposals against financial regulations Are. Therefore, he will also send his objections and comments in writing along with the budget.

The camp of Mayor and councilors is considering it as ‘an insult to the supremacy of the House’. He says that when the representatives elected by the public have passed the budget with majority in the House, then an officer has no right to stop it or send it by putting his comments on it.

What will happen next?

This conflict between the Mayor (political wing) and the Municipal Commissioner (administrative wing) in Lucknow Municipal Corporation has now come out openly on the surface. The result of this ‘cold war’ is that many important decisions are stuck and there is a danger of the city’s development work slowing down. Now all eyes are on the government to see whose side it takes in this ‘war of rights’ and what steps it takes to bring the Lucknow government back on track.