Hooghly, 11 November (H.S.): A political controversy has emerged over the sanitation arrangements in Rishra Municipality after a video featuring Santosh Mondal, president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), Serampore Mandal-4, went viral on social media. In the video, Mondal is allegedly seen threatening to have municipal employee Anupam Sanki removed from his job.

As per information, on Wednesday, Mondal, accompanied by some party workers, approached municipal employee Anupam Sanki. During the interaction, several allegations were levelled against the employee. In the video, Sanki was also referred to as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) agent. Meanwhile, a person behind the camera can be heard asking the employee to resign from his post.

In the approximately three-minute-and-11-second video, Mondal alleges that garbage collection vehicles visit certain wards of Rishra Municipality every day, while waste remains uncollected for four to five days in some other wards. He further warns that if the sanitation arrangements are not improved from the following day, the employee would be the first person they would seek to have removed from his job. The video was subsequently circulated across several local social media platforms.

Meanwhile, municipal employee Anupam Sanki, responding to the allegations, said that he was performing his duties with complete sincerity and responsibility. He maintained that he had left no stone unturned from his side to ensure proper sanitation arrangements.

According to Sanki, two drivers could not report for duty on Wednesday due to the Bhai Phonta festival, which led to some disruption in garbage collection.

He clarified that he is accountable to the municipal authorities and is answerable to the concerned administrative officials regarding his work. He added that statements or remarks made by any political party worker or leader do not concern him.

The incident has raised several questions regarding the respective roles of municipal administration and political organisations.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Priyanka Pandey