In case the Ulhasnagar municipal workers were missing, or had missed out on, standing outside classrooms in punishment for reaching school late, yesterday provided them a refreshing adult version of the old lesson in punctuality. Around 10.35 am yesterday, over 150 staffers at the headquarters of the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation flushed red in the face as they endured standing in the summer swelter for close to an hour outside their office. They came into this fate after the disciplinary action by Mayor Asha Idnani, who locked them out of the administrative complex for forcing citizens to cool off their heels by showing up late. Idnani, along with her assistant Ankush Kadam and corporator Sunil Gangwani, locked the collapsible metal grill gates at the building’s entrance, making the officials stand outside.u00a0

No time to waste: Asha Idnani (in white), along with assistant Ankush Kadam and corporator Sunil Gangwani, locked the collapsible gates at the entrance. Pic/Navneet Barhate