Ludhiana, Oct. 15 -- The Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) of the Ludhiana municipal corporation on Tuesday cancelled the Rs.64-lakh proposal to renovate the mayor's office. The decision comes just a day after a separate meeting held to review the construction of a government residence for the mayor at the existing mayor's camp office in Rakh Bagh, Ward No. 71, which was also turned down. The proposal, estimated at Rs.98.88 lakh, was placed before the committee for approval but was rejected after discussion.

Sources said the proposal had been prepared by the engineering wing and cleared through technical scrutiny, but members questioned the need for constructing a new residence when the camp office already exists. The case had earli...