KCC mayor corrupt, alleges female ward councillor
A female ward councillor on Thursday accused KCC Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque of corruption.
Shahida Begum, councillor from reserved seat-2, said in her press statement that the mayor is involved in unbridled corruption, misappropriation of fund, nepotism and politicisation of his administration.
In fact, Khulna City Corporation has turned into a hub of corrupt practices, she said.
Three people in the KCC are enjoying blessing of the city mayor and collecting illegal money from sources during tender, appointment of employees, tax assessment, purchase of spare parts for vehicles and purchase of fuel, she said.
Shahida Begum also disclosed the names and designations of the aforesaid three to the newsmen.
Shahida said that there is no ward councillor on the KCC appointment board. It is because the city mayor does not want councillors to know about the illegal money collected at the time of appointment of officials and employees, she added.
Citing an example of corruption she said that the mayor did not allow enlisted contractors to participate in the tender bid for repair of damaged roads last month.
Later the work order was issued on February 7 in favour of an engineer's firm which is not on the KCC list.
She further alleged that an aide of the mayor received Tk two lakh from her on February 5 in the name of the mayor for regularising service of a master roll employee.
Mayor Khaleque goes to the constituency of his lawmaker wife every day at Rampal and Mongla upazilas of Bagerhat district by official car while the KCC bears the fuel cost, she alleged.
Contacted, mayor Khaleque refuted the allegations and said that he was never involved in corruption, nepotism and irregularities as state minister in the past and as mayor at present.
The allegations of ward councillor Shahida against me are false and fabricated, unfounded and baseless, he said.
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