Chandigarh, Nov. 4 -- It was supposed to be a 'first day, first show' moment for residents, where they could see from the comfort of their homes what their elected representatives in the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) were doing for their welfare. But what they witnessed instead was two councillors nearly coming to blows during the city's first-ever live-streamed MC House meeting on Monday.

It all started when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor Gurbax Rawat from ward 27 (representing Sectors 39 and 40) alleged that she was not invited for projects being inaugurated in her area by Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari. Showing plaques, where her name was missing, Rawat said, "As a councillor for the last 15 years, I have inaugurated so ...