After 27 yrs, Ghugus finally gets status of municipal council

Chandrapur: The struggle taken up by the citizens of Ghugus town to elevate its status to municipal council has finally paid off. The state government issued a notification elevating the Ghugus gram panchayat to the status of municipal council late on Thursday.
While the gram panchayat elections in the town have been cancelled, Chandrapur’s tehsildar has been appointed as the administrator of new municipal council.
Ghugus is one of the largest towns in the district with a population of over 32,000. The people and the political leaders here were pushing for elevating the status of local gram panchayat to municipal council since the last 27 years.
The state government had recently announced to raise the status of Ghugus to municipal council and had summoned the suggestions and objections for the same. However, before the process could be completed, the Eelection Commission announced the gram panchayat elections in district, including in Ghugus gram panchayat.
Political leaders backed by people boycotted the elections and petitioned the urban development ministry to cancel the polls and raise the status of the town. People were steadfast over their demand and not a single nomination was filed for Ghugus gram panchayat elections.
“Finally, paying heed to people’s feelings, the urban development ministry issued a notification sanctioning the status of Ghugus as municipal council,” said guardian minister Vijay Wadettiwar.