Several PMC corporators demanded stringent action against the education board chairperson, Ravindra Chaudhari, for his alleged involvement in a flowerpot scam during yesterday’s General Body meeting.

Relieved of his duty: Based on the report submitted by a probe pannel, Tukaram Supe who was asked to step down

The civic administration has already initiated action against the chief education officer, Tukaram Supe, who was asked to step down by Municipal Commissioner Vikas Deshmukh. A committee was appointed to probe Supe’s role in the scam.

“The committee report states that Supe played a specific role in the scam. So we requested the state education commissioner and the education director to make a joint inquiry against Supe because he is a state government employee,” Deshmukh said.

Questing the civic body’s move of penalising only Supe, MNS and BJP corporators asked why no was action initiated against Chaudhari. They alleged Chaudhari’s links with the ruling NCP as the reason for him being spared an inquiry by the PMC.