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Executive municipality officer suspended for power wastage

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh government has suspended executive officer of Rampur Nagar Palika Parishad, after Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan found several street lights on in the district during daytime.

The officer, Mohammad Tariq, was suspended after Khan, during his inspection of different wards of Rampur district yesterday, found several street lights on, an official spokesman said here today.

The officer has been charged with dereliction of duty due to his act of power wastage, he said.

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First Published: Oct 31 2014 | 1:50 PM IST

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