Chandigarh, April 21 -- The resident welfare associations (RWAs) on Sunday opposed the Chandigarh administration's move, hiking property tax and increasing charges for the community centres. They submitted a memorandum to MP Satnam Singh Sandhu regarding the issue. The Congress' local unit staged a protest at the housing board light point in Manimajra, seeking rollback of hike in property tax as well as electricity and water charges, house tax, garbage fee and collector rates.

During an executive meeting, the Chandigarh Residents' Association Welfare Federation (CRAWFED) saw 86 RWA members voicing their concerns. Their memorandum to MP Sandhu mentioned that people were being burdened due to the move of the administration.

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