India, July 27 -- Councillors of the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation on Saturday alleged that the official deadline for receiving the minutes of the June 30 board meeting has passed, yet they have not been given a copy.

The June 30 board meeting, convened by mayor Sunita Dayal at the demand of 60-65 councillors, held a single and significant agenda item: the proposed hike in property tax. The board had overwhelmingly rejected the hike under the newly implemented structure.

Despite this, the official minutes-expected to confirm the board's rejection-have not been made public. Councillors fear that the delay is strategic, with some alleging that the minutes may never be released and could instead be quietly submitted before the Allahabad ...