India, May 27 -- Suspended Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) health chief, Dr Bhagwan Pawar, has demanded revocation of his suspension, alleging that he was purposefully targeted by Maharashtra public health minister Tanaji Sawant for refusing to participate in the latter's corrupt practices. Dr Pawar has alleged that his suspension is a result of not succumbing to pressure and eventually being mentally harassed for not yielding to Sawant's demand. Dr Pawar has claimed that the suspension is the outcome of his refusal to support illegal work.

In a letter to chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar on Friday, Dr Pawar has stated, "The minister regularly called me to his residence at Katraj fo...