PERNEM: Mandrem panchayat’s deputy sarpanch Chetana Pednekar was ousted by a no-trust motion passed against her during a special meeting on Monday. The motion was passed 7:4.
On September 13, after voting out the Mandrem sarpanch, a no-trust motion was moved against the deputy sarpanch by seven panchayat members.
The seven including Sarpanch Amit Sawant, Prashant Naik, Tara Hadfadkar, Michelle Fernandes, Robert Fernandes, Kiran Sawant, and Minguel Fernandes voted in favour of the motion, while the other four members including the ousted deputy sarpanch Chetana Pednekar, ex-sarpanch Mahesh Konadkar, Rajesh Mandrekar and Sampada Assgaokar remained absent.
The move was expected as former MLA Dayanand Sopte backed former sarpanch Mahesh Konadkar was voted out recently and Mandrem MLA Jit Arolkar backed sarpanch Amit Sawant was elected and took charge of the village panchayat.
