Kamala Mills fire (File photo)
MUMBAI: Amid the controversy over the reinstatement of suspended police officer Sachin Waze, it has emerged that the BMC last year reinstated two engineers who were indicted in the 2017 Kamala Mills fire enquiry and were ordered to be removed from municipal service.
The reinstatement was approved by the BMC in May 2020 citing shortage of staff to fight the Covid-19 pandemic – the same reason cited for Waze’s reinstatement – and they were taken back later last year.
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To take back two engineers indicted in the Kamla Mills fire probe and who were subsequently ordered to be dismissed as they were charged with negligence, dereliction of duty and connivance with malafide intention now reeks of mala fide intent. The BMC must scrap their reinstatement and ensure that such tainted officials are kept out.