Jaipur : The government has approved prosecution against Jaipur Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar. Now ACB will file a case and present the challan in the court. Munesh Gurjar may have to leave the post of the corporation. He may be arrested. Now the councilors of Congress and BJP have started preparations to remove Mayor Munesh Gurjar and bring a new mayor.
Accused of demanding bribe to get the lease issued
On 4 August 2023, ACB raided the house of Municipal Corporation Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar. Munesh’s husband Sushil Gurjar was arrested on charges of demanding a bribe of Rs 2 lakh. Sushil Gurjar was accused of demanding bribe through two brokers to get the lease issued.
ACB had arrested three people
Along with Sushil, ACB had also arrested brokers Narayan Singh and Anil Dubey. During the search of the Mayor’s house, ACB’s lease file was found. Along with this, Rs 40 lakh was also recovered. Rs 8.95 lakh was also recovered from Narayan Singh’s house.
This is how the events have gone so far
ACB raided on 4 August 2023.
On August 5, the Department of Autonomous Governance suspended Munesh Gurjar from the post of Mayor and Councilor.
On August 23, Munesh got relief from the court and she again sat on the chair of mayor.
On September 1, the state government withdrew the decision to suspend Munesh Gurjar.
It was suspended again on 22 September.
On September 26, Munesh Gurjar challenged it in the High Court and became the mayor again in December 2023.
