No directions to officials MC chief told Chandigarh Mayor

Sandeep RanaTribune News ServiceChandigarh August 20Nearly three weeks before getting relieved outgoing MC Commissioner KK Yadav had written to Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma not to issue directions to officials of the civic body Yadav had also reminded him that executive powers were with himIt has been observed that as the Mayor you have directly issued directions to the Chief Engineer Your attention is invited towards Section 52 of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976 as extended to the UT which says the entire executive powers for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act and of any other Act shall vest in the Commissioner Yadav wrote to the Mayor on July 26 It was the last working day of Yadav as the MC chief who will be officially relieved of the charge on August 22Yadav had added you are hereby advised not to make direct references to officials subordinate to the CommissionerIn his reply the Mayor said There was no intention to violate rulesection of the MC Act and there was no intention to disrespect or jump hierarchy I wrote a note to the Chief Engineer as per previous practice and advice by the XENs concerned It is just a misunderstanding and in future it is requested to ask the officials concerned to send a note to you for approvalWhen Chandigarh Tribune contacted the Mayor he said It was about an inauguration event My PA as per previous practice wrote to the Chief Engineer It is not a big issueThe Commissioner said It was about one particular case I even later had a word with the Mayor who also accepted the sameEarlier there had been instances where Yadav had arguments with certain councillors during MC House meetings Once the situation had reached such a pass that Yadav had walked out of a House meeting and went straightway to the UT Adviser to raise the issueMeanwhile councillors and officials bid adieu to Yadav at the MC office today However some councillors including Arun Sood Devinder Singh Babla and Gurbax Rawat did not attend the farewell partySatisfying tenure YadavOutgoing MC Commissioner KK Yadav said it was a satisfying tenure as the chief of the civic body in the city I was here for a particular time period Since I knew I had time so I could plan things well and take projects ahead whether of Smart City or MC he told Chandigarh Tribune