CHANDIGARH, Oct. 1 -- The General House meeting of the Chandigarh MC on Tuesday descended into chaos after Congress and AAP councillors staged a protest against what they termed "illegal proceedings" of the previous House session.

The storm was triggered when opposition councillors demanded that mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla specify the names of members who were marshalled out during the last meeting. What began as a procedural argument escalated when the mayor called in marshals and announced the suspension of opposition councillors.

Opposition members stormed the well of the House, raising slogans and accusing the mayor of manipulating records. In a symbolic act of protest, senior deputy mayor Jasbir Singh Bunty (Congress), deputy mayor T...