Chandrapur: Camps linked to BJP MLAs Sudhir Mungantiwar and Kishor Jorgewar were openly at odds as newly-elected mayor Sangita Khandekar, deputy mayor Prashant Danao, ruling party leader Chandrashekhar Shetty assumed office at Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC) Thursday. While Mungantiwar, widely credited with orchestrating the BJP’s electoral success in CMC, congratulated the new mayor and deputy mayor, the reported boycott by 17 corporators aligned with Jorgewar, alleging he was not invited, cast a political shadow over what was meant to mark a fresh administrative beginning.
Supporters of Jorgewar described his alleged exclusion as a serious affront, triggering the boycott that left sections of the ruling party missing from their own mayoral event. Municipal commissioner Akunuri Naresh, formally handed over responsibilities and welcomed the new civic leadership.
