The Sena, with 72 corporators, could sway Khairnar's future. It's electoral ally, the BJP, chose to stay neutral. Madhu Chavan, who heads the BJP's civic affairs, said the party backed what Khairnar said but not from where he said it. Says Chavan: "The fight is right. What he said is right—corruption must be fought. But while doing so he broke discipline—it's like a deputy commissioner speaking against the police commissioner." The departmental enquiry found him guilty of making baseless statements against politicians; attending public meetings without approval from the municipal commissioner and lack of care while carrying out demolitions—he was in charge of a special demolition squad formed to bring down illegal buildings—which left the BMC with a lot of litigation. The report, completed in December '94, recommended his removal.