Khatal plaint row: Mayor orders probe against staffer
Times of India | 1 February 2025
123 Kolkatya: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) health department will conduct a probe into the role of one of its staff in the borough who allegedly threatened a resident of Paschim Putiary (close to Kudghat) after he complained about a khatal (cowshed) located next to his house.
Mayor Firhad Hakim ordered the probe on Friday after he received a call from the complainant during the ‘Talk to Mayor' interactive session.
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"How dare our staff threaten a complainant and take the side of a person who is illegally running a business?" asked Hakim. According to a KMC health department official, running a cowshed within the city limits is banned.
"Anyone may complain about the presence of such khatals in their neighbourhoods across the city to the cattle division, Lalbazar," added the civic official.