New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- A Gujarat municipal official has been suspended for six days after 12 streetlights on a road travelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 were found non-functional, while several others were flickering.

Mahesh Vasava, the in-charge clerk of the lighting department at Dabhoi Municipality in Vadodara district, was suspended over alleged negligence in maintaining the streetlights, despite instructions from the civic body, according to the suspension order, The Indian Express reported.

The order, issued by Dabhoi Municipality Chief Officer Viraj Shah on October 31, directed Vasava to appear before the "competent authority" after the suspension period and explain the alleged negligence.

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