Ponda civic chief faces no-trust motion

Ponda: Chairperson of the

Ponda

Municipal

Council

(PMC) Pradeep Naik, will face a no-trust motion on Tuesday as the directorate of municipal administration has convened a special meeting of Ponda councillors to discuss and vote on the matter.

Ten days after 8 of the 15 councillors boycotted the monthly council meeting, nine members, including the deputy chairperson, served a notice of no-confidence against Naik.

In May 2018, Naik, who is supported by the MGP-led panel, was elected as chairperson while Vishwanath Dalvi, who belongs to the BJP-backed panel, was chosen as deputy chairperson through consensus among the groups, including the Congress-backed panel.

However, fissures appear to have now emerged following the ouster of Marcaim MLA Ramkrishna

Dhavalikar

from the state cabinet.

Eight council members, including four from the MGP-backed panel, had boycotted the meeting held on July 26. Former deputy chairperson Shantaram Kolvenkar said the councillors have accused Naik of neglecting their interests.


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