Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had on Saturday said the state Lokayukta will be requested to appoint a new Up-Lokayukta with special jurisdiction for Mumbai.
He had also said that the state government will set up a committee, comprising former bureaucrats, to make recommendations on how to bring transparency in all the municipal corporations.
An editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' today alleged that the Chief Minister's proposal is "a new ploy and misuse of power."
"A separate Deputy Lokayukta needs to be appointed at the CM's residence 'Varsha' and in all Cabinet meetings as well," it quipped.
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The Sena said if a Deputy Lokayukta is appointed to look into the working of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), such an official should also be there to monitor the functioning of all municipal councils, zilla parishads and panchayat samitis.
Reacting to this, the Sena editorial said, "The remark of Fadnavis that the 82 corporators of BJP would act as watchdog of transparency is a farce."
The junior alliance partner in the state government also claimed that it would have managed to win the Mayor's post, had there been an election.
"It is difficult to win against Shiv Sena despite having the might of power and money. In the end why they chose not to put in a candidate for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor, is their question," the editorial said.
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