Sena needles Fadnavis ahead of decision on NMMC chief Mundhe

\ Mumbai, Oct 27 (PTI) Shiv Sena today needled Maharashtra\Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is in a quandary over ao-confidence motion passed against NMMC Commissioner Tukaram\Mundhe, as it exhorted him to take the democratic route and\remove the officer rather than being \\"unnecessarily stubborn\\"\on the issue.\ 105 Corporators in the NCP-ruled Navi Mumbai Municipal\Corporation (NMMC), barring six from BJP, have unanimously\passed a no-confidence motion against Mundhe for his alleged\\\"autocratic\\" style of functioning. The motion was supported by\Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress and Independents.\ Yesterday, NMMC Mayor Sudhakar Sonawane demanded his\immediate recall by the Chief Minister saying that the officer\has lost all right to head the civic body.\ However, the final decision on Mundhe now rests with\Fadnavis, as he holds the Urban Development portfolio.\ \\"In a democracy, majority holds immense significance\and the no confidence motion has been passed with majority.\ \\"Thus, the Chief Minister should not show unnecessary\stubbornness. If all elected representatives have stood up\against the civic chief, the state government has to respect\their decision,\\" the Sena said in an editorial in party\mouthpiece \\’Saamana\\’.\ Fadnavis, however, has indicated his support for Mundhe,\saying \\"targeting an officer for doing his duty, exposing\irregularities and preventing wrong happenings is absolutely\wrong\\".\ Sena claimed that had the BJP corporators been given the\\\"liberty\\" to do what they deemed right, they too would have\voted against Mundhe.\ \\"How can corporators from across party lines vote against\him without a valid reason ? In his autocratic style of\functioning, he has belittled the role of elected\representatives. He has never been able to complete his\minimum three-year stipulated term whichever post he held. He\should introspect reasons behind it,\\" it said.\ \\"An officer is a representative of the government who\has to abide by the Constitution. Even the CM talks\respectfully with members of Opposition parties. Elected\representatives have immense responsibility towards people and\it isn\\’t right to try and get them in trouble by using your\position,\\" the Sena said.\ Mundhe was accused of \\"undemocratic functioning\\" by\corporators even though his drive against illegal\constructions, allegedly linked to politicians, has earned him\the backing of a section of residents. PTI MM DK\RT\