JAIPUR: Officiating mayor Sheel Dhabai on Tuesday took charge of the JMC-Greater.
She thanked the Congress government for making her the officiating mayor.
However, Dhabai mentioned that she will work closely with the BJP.
On the other hand, just two BJP MLAs from Jaipur, Narpat Singh Rajvi and Satish Poonia, reached BJP office to protest against the suspension of Somya Gurjar as JMC- Greater mayor, on Tuesday.
This has indicated that the BJP is internally divided with most MLAs not supporting Gurjar.
Even, Rajvi reached office when BJP members were leaving for the Governor’s office at 12.30pm.
Thanking Congress and BJP both, to support her after giving her the opportunity of becoming a mayor, Dhabai said she will work with BJP and will remain loyal to the party.
Meanwhile, state BJP president Satish Poonia termed the suspension of Gurjar as injustice and said that the entire party was working together to fight for her.
“We are united as a party and will take this fight further,” said Poonia.
Supporting the narrative of Poonia, Rajvi said that state government has set a bad precedent by targeting a mayor.
He said, “This is sheer injustice of suspending a mayor.
Never in the history of urban local bodies has this occur.
Congress government has opened gates for other government’s in future to do the same.” Other MLAs, however, gave excuses of not being present in the city.
Ashok Lahoty in one line said that he was out of Jaipur on Tuesday.
“On Monday, we burnt the effigy of Congress party.
I had informed the party officials of not being in town, but I support the protest,” said Lahoty.
Whereas Kalicharan Saraf immediately hung up the phone after stating that he was busy with some personal work.
Sources in the corporation said that MLAs in the city are not happy with the working of Gurjar.
“She doesn’t listen to their advice and there have been complaints of her becoming more arrogant.
Even Poonia, is not happy with her work but being the BJP state head have to be present at the event,” said a source.