Ludhiana: A man working for an NGO, Kumar Gaurav , staged a protest against alleged corruption in the MC’s building branch by performing a puja outside the civic body’s Zone B office here on Wednesday. Gaurav, who is from NGO Yuva, accused a building inspector of allowing illegal constructions in the city. He claimed to have filed a complaint against the inspector with the Enforcement Directorate and vigilance bureau.
When contacted, the building inspector accused the activist of trying to extort money from him. Gaurav alleged that buildings were being constructed through corrupt means. He said constructions were being carried out by occupying vacant govt land.
When contacted, the building inspector said Gaurav had demanded money through the building branch’s employees. When the demand was not fulfilled, a protest was held against him. The inspector claimed that Gaurav also used foul language against him on social media, so he will also write to the MC commissioner to act against him.
He said that notices have been issued to the owners of buildings being questioned by Gaurav and challans had also been issued. We also published the following articles recently BMC to double post of encroachment inspectors The BMC planned to double encroachment inspectors to boost its anti-encroachment efforts since July. Currently, with 107 inspectors, an additional 118 will be recruited.
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