PANJIM: A day after his birthday celebration video went viral, Margao Municipal Chief Officer Ajit Panchwadkar shunted out, he is transfered as Director (Administration) Public Works Department.
In a video which went viral, Panchwadkar was seen celebrating violating all safey norms.
General secretary of Goa Municipal Employees Association, Anil Shirodkar, said, “The CO was an Incident Commandant during the pandemic lockdown. He has sent a wrong message to the citizens by hosting a birthday party by throwing the Covid guidelines to the winds,” Anil added.
The video that went viral since late Tuesday evening shows the Chief Officer cutting his birthday cake and feeding it to the guests, including MMC councillors.