As per information provided, 12 councillors faced corruption charges in the above period
None of the 12 municipal councillors against whom cases were filed by the anti-corruption bureau since 2012 onwards to date have been convicted. The same was informed to an applicant by the anti-corruption bureau from whom information was sought.
Jeetendra Ghadge, an RTI applicant had sought information from 2012 onwards about the inquiry on councillors conducted by the agency. As per information provided, 12 councillors faced corruption charges in the above period. However, none of them was convicted post the ACB inquiry.
As per the details, in two cases, the accused were acquitted, in case of four, the trial was pending, one was discharged, and in two cases the investigations were pending. In case of four councillors, the inquiry was still in progress - some cases being as old as 2012.
"The ACB has a very poor record of conviction. The fact that inquiries are pending since 2012 proves that the agency is not serious when it comes to cases against politicians, " said Ghadge.
He added, "Political parties need to understand that giving tickets to tainted candidates affects the credibility of the entire party. Instead of giving importance to winning prospects of one candidate, the party should think about losing the faith of citizens at large."
While some of the corporators are already being probed, due to delimitation and reservations, their wives will be contesting election. These include wives of Mohsin Haider and Dnyanmurti Sharma.
Vivek Phansalkar, director general of ACB when asked about the slow progress in investigations and acquittals said, "I do not have information with me and I am not aware about the case to comment."
Acquitted:
Shaikh Mohammed Siraj Shaikh - Independent
Mahant Choubey - BJP
Pending Trial
Mohan Vithoba Lokegaonkar - Shiv Sena
Cyril Peter D'Souza - NCP
Shradha Patil - MNS
Dyanmurthi Sharma - BJP
Discharged
Suresh Awale - MNS
Pending Investigation
Cyril Peter D'Souza - NCP
Rajashri Palande - BJP
Open inquiry
Alijan Shaikh - Congress
Raorane Rupali Ajit - NCP
Mohsin Haider - Congress
Lalita Annamalai - Independent
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