Massive ruckus erupts during Chandigarh MC meeting, opposition councillors marshaled out
PTC News Desk: Massive ruckus erupted during meeting of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation after councillors of Congress and AAP tore off the pages of minutes of last House meeting.
In view of the pandemonium, Mayor Hapreet Kaur Babla directed the marshals to to remove Senior Deputy Mayor Jasbir Singh Bunty, Deputy Mayor Taruna Mehta and AAP councillor Prem Lata from the House.
The meeting was then adjourned for ten minutes.
In the absence of the Mayor and other officials, Senior Deputy Mayor Bunty and Opposition councillors convened a meeting in the Well of the House. Bunty took charge as acting Mayor while the Opposition criticised both the ruling BJP and the Mayor.
Earlier, BJP councillors had lauded Mayor Babla for receiving a women’s empowerment award in Moscow. However, as the BJP members praised her, the Opposition broke into sloganeering, accusing the Mayor of harassing and exploiting Municipal Corporation employees.
During the General House Meeting of the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, Councillor Saurabh Joshi raised questions about the operations and financial accountability of the Horticulture Waste Management Plant and around 110 horticulture waste pits across the city’s green belts.
Joshi demanded that the Commissioner launch an independent probe into the issue and present a detailed report before the next General House Meeting. He also referred to a written submission he had sent to the Commissioner earlier in the day, flagging concerns over the investment, functioning, transparency, and accountability of these projects.
He warned that if his call for an inquiry and strict action on his representation was ignored, he would have no choice but to stage a protest (Dharna) at the Municipal Corporation office.
- PTC NEWS
