Uddhav Thackeray. (File)
Information procured and compiled by a Right to Information (RTI) activist shows that several bungalows occupied by cabinet ministers, including the bungalows part of the Chief Ministers official residence Varsha and Torna have defaulted on paying water bills on time as of December 13. While Varsha’s pending dues are Rs 24,916 since December 2019, June 2020, August 2020 and October 2020, as it has four separate connections, for Torna it is Rs 3,803 since April 2020.
The information of water bill defaulters was compiled by RTI activist Shakeel Ahmad from the BMC’s website. Ahmad said all ministers’ bungalows have defaulted on water bills amounting upto Rs 24.56 lakh. “The BMC is very prompt in taking action against common citizens when they fail to pay water bills. But in case of the chief minister’s and other minister’s bungalows, the BMC had not taken any action. All bungalows have not paid their dues. Why is there such discrimi
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Maharashtra CMO says news of pending water bills of CM s bungalows - Varsha and Torana incorrect
ANI / Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 11:27 IST
CMO)
Maharashtra on Monday came out in defence of the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after a Right to Information (
RTI) query by an activist revealed that several state ministers had unpaid water bill dues, running into lakhs of rupees.
The response came after RTI activist
Shakeel Ahmad Sheikh revealed information collected from Mumbai s municipal corporation that over Rs 24 lakhs in bills is outstanding on the government houses of other ministers, including the Chief Minister.
According to Maharashtra Times, Chahal s refusal to do the work told by Shaikh reportedly sparked a heated argument between the two.