Chandigarh, Feb. 8 -- A day after mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla rejected the proposal, the Chandigarh municipal corporation's (MC) plan for a four-fold hike in property tax was still tabled during the House meeting on Friday.

Once again, the plan, introduced as a "table agenda" during the meeting, bypassing mayor's disapproval, was vociferously shot down by all councillors, cutting across party lines.

But standing firm behind the proposed hike, MC commissioner Amit Kumar added a strong dissent note, arguing that it was the "need of the hour" to overcome civic body's pressing financial distress.

"MC is struggling to even pay staff salaries. Though the proposal was rejected, I will add a dissent note highlighting the necessity of this tax hi...