"The no-confidence motion has been suspended by the state government and the (Navi Mumbai) mayor has been asked to submit a response in 30 days as to why the civic body took such an action," an official in the Chief Minister's Office said.
On October 25, the NCP-controlled NMMC passed the motion at a special meeting chaired by mayor Sudhakar Sonawane. During the meeting, Mundhe was present in the House.
While BJP corporators had opposed the motion, its ally in the Maharashtra government Shiv Sena had joined hands with NCP and Congress and supported the motion.
"Targeting an officer for doing his duty, exposing irregularities and preventing wrong happenings is absolutely wrong," Fadnavis had said indicating his support to Mundhe while speaking with a group of scribes.
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Terming the state government's decision as "extremely unfortunate" Sonawane said, "This decision was definitely avoidable by the government as this clearly violates the provisions of Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act (BPMCA). The elected representatives across the party lines voted against him."
He alleged that the IAS officer has been exercising his executive powers "absolutely autocratically" and almost all the decisions taken by him have landed in controversy and therefore court have given stay in many of them.
When contacted Mundhe told