Zirakpur MC changes five EOs in a year

Zirakpur MC changes five EOs in a year

Zirakpur, October 2
The municipal council of Zirakpur is apparently making a habit out of changing its executive officers.

Available information indicates the council has changed five executive officers in over one year. According to residents of the area, this “habit” of the MC is affecting the developmental works of the area. The residents claim that the officer is changed even before he can settle and carry out an activity.

According to MC sources, Shatrajit Sharma from Mandi Gobindgarh will be the new executive officer. Sources reveal that he is closely related to a senior Punjab minister.

While executive officer Sukhjinder Singh Sidhu has been transferred to Dera Bassi, this may affect the work that was started by him. In his eight months tenure, he has worked on many projects. A tree plantation drive in Zirakpur is one of his major achievements. He had planned to construct a library and health club for Zirakpur residents, but now it seems it will be a distant dream for the residents.

In February, Sidhu was appointed as Zirakpur MC executive officer after Vijay Gupta, who was appointed an EO in December last year.

After the last year’s MC elections, RK Mittal was appointed as the executive officer but he was transferred from the Zirakpur MC to the Kharar MC in October last year. Later, Girish Verma was appointed as the EO but was suspended within two months. Then there was VK Jain, who was appointed for a single day as an EO.

“This kind of transfers will affect the development work of the area as the new executive officer will have to start the work from a scratch,” says one of the MC officials.