Chandigarh, April 16 -- Under mounting public pressure over the steep increase in property tax, the Chandigarh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday took a dramatic stand, announcing that mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla and all BJP councillors will resign on Wednesday (April 16) if the UT administration fails to roll back the hike and commit to releasing additional funds for the cash-strapped municipal corporation.

In an emergency party meeting, BJP city president Jatinder Malhotra slammed the UT administration for bypassing the elected city representatives. "This unprecedented hike has been imposed without any consultation with or approval from the elected representatives or the MC House," he said.

"The officers must roll back ...