The employee, who works in the municipal secretary department, has lodged an oral complaint with the civic body’s Vishakha committee, prompting the administration to take precautionary measures, officials said on Saturday. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration has barred a former deputy mayor from entering its premises until further orders after a woman employee accused him of misconduct at the civic headquarters.
At the time, most employees and officers of the department were attending the standing committee meeting, while the remaining staff were on their lunch break. The woman was working in the department when the alleged incident occurred. The incident has triggered resentment among civic employees, with staff members demanding strict action against the former elected representative. However, we have not received a written complaint from her. She will submit a written complaint next week. Meanwhile, the civic administration has barred the former deputy mayor from entering the municipal corporation premises until further orders. The decision has been taken as a precautionary administrative measure following the alleged incident.”
The former deputy mayor, who is also a former corporator, allegedly entered the municipal secretary department, held her hand and spoke to her in an inappropriate manner, according to the employee’s complaint. Advocate Nisha Chavan, legal adviser and chairperson of the PMC Vishakha committee, said, “The woman approached us and met me personally and complained about the incident. Rakesh Vitkar, PMC security chief, said, “Following the incident, the said person has been prohibited from entering the municipal corporation premises until further orders.
The alleged incident took place on Thursday afternoon while a meeting of the PMC standing committee was underway.
