India, March 20 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Khadakwasla Bhimrao Tapkir has criticised the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) over inadequate infrastructure and alleged mismanagement of Gunthewari records in the 34 merged villages.

Raising the issue in the state assembly on Wednesday, Tapkir accused the civic body of collecting taxes from these areas without providing necessary infrastructure.

"The 34 villages were merged into Pune in phases. While PMC continues to collect taxes from residents, it has failed to deliver on infrastructure development," he said.

He demanded transparency from the civic body, stating, "PMC must disclose how much tax it has collected from these areas and what infras...