Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- With elections weighing heavy on their minds, councillors in the Chandigarh MC House rejected the agenda to turn 213 free parking areas across the city into paid parking spaces, on Wednesday.

These parking sites are located along V-4 roads (roads that bisect a sector and have shopping areas and other conveniences located along them). Currently, Chandigarh has 89 paid parking sites, of which 74 are managed by the engineering wing of the municipal corporation (MC).

Amid opposition from all councillors, the agenda was rejected as no one agreed for the same, even to implement the same on a trial basis.

The agenda mentioned that the parking spaces on V4 roads and market areas fall under the jurisdiction of the civic b...