Gujarat: 12 streetlights fail on PM Modi’s route in Vadodara district; municipal official suspended for six days
A Dabhoi Municipality clerk in Vadodara district was suspended for six days after 12 streetlights on a road taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 were found non-functional, with several others flickering.
In Gujarat's Vadodara district, 12 streetlights failed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on October 31, according to the Indian Express. Municipal clerk Mahesh Vasava of Dabhoi Municipality was suspended for six days for alleged negligence in maintaining the streetlights. The suspension order, issued by the municipality's chief officer Viraj Shah, cited Section 48 of the Gujarat Municipalities Act, 1963, which allows penalties for good reasons against municipal officers.
Vasava was responsible for ensuring the streetlights were functional, but the order stated he failed to have the necessary repairs completed on time. The affected stretch was the road from Sinor Crossroads to Sarita Bridge, with 12 lights out or flickering. Modi and other dignitaries were traveling by road instead of helicopter due to darkness, passing outside Dabhoi. Vasava was ordered to explain his negligence before the "competent authority" on November 6.
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