📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / John Hoey from Framingham, MA, United States
Local
Indore senior citizen day event sparks protest as councilor Rupali Pendharkar not invited
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 01 Oct 2026, 08:31 PM
👁 11
A senior citizen day ceremony organized by the Indore Municipal Corporation faced backlash after councilor Rupali Pendharkar was not invited, prompting her to protest at the venue.
The Indore Municipal Corporation held a senior citizen day function in one of the city wards on Saturday. While the event was intended to honor elderly residents, the organizers failed to extend invitations to elected local representatives.
Councilor Rupali Pendharkar, whose ward was the venue of the ceremony, arrived at the site after learning she had not been notified. She expressed disappointment publicly, questioning the exclusion of elected officials from a civic celebration.
Municipal officials present at the event continued with the programme, citing procedural oversight. The councilor’s protest highlighted growing expectations for inclusive participation of local representatives in municipal events.
No further comments were obtained from the municipal corporation at the time of reporting.
Councilor Rupali Pendharkar, whose ward was the venue of the ceremony, arrived at the site after learning she had not been notified. She expressed disappointment publicly, questioning the exclusion of elected officials from a civic celebration.
Municipal officials present at the event continued with the programme, citing procedural oversight. The councilor’s protest highlighted growing expectations for inclusive participation of local representatives in municipal events.
No further comments were obtained from the municipal corporation at the time of reporting.