Dharmendra Shah

Over allegations of crores of corruption, Gujarat BJP chief C R Patil on July 20 relieved Dharmendra Shah of the post of joint treasurer of state BJP and joint in charge of Ahmedabad city BJP.

Shah, the ex-Prabhari (in charge) of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC), was removed from both his positions. Despite not holding any position in the AMC, Shah was reportedly acting as an authority and was removed due to suspected corruption worth crores in the door-to-door garbage collection work.

Ahead of the implementation of the code of conduct before Lok Sabha elections, the AMC had approved seven proposals worth ₹5,381 crores for door-to-door garbage collection. 

The annual garbage collection expenses were usually ₹240 crore for AMC which skyrocketed to ₹338 crore from July 2024. An annual rise of expenses by 5% was also approved.

Apart from this, Shah, who was a former corporator of Ahmedabad’s Kankaria ward, allegedly rented buses of Anand Daga’s Arham Transportation for AMTS (Amdavad Municipal Transport Services) and BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) to benefit him. Reports suggest that Daga and Shah earned crores of profit from this. 

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