Chandigarh, April 23 -- Amid mounting political pressure and public outrage over the steep property tax hike, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday convened an urgent meeting with the city's last 10 mayors, the incumbent and municipal commissioner Amit Kumar to discuss the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation's deepening financial crisis.

The meeting was marked by a long and detailed discussion on ways to boost MC's dwindling revenues. While no immediate announcement on any relief from the tax hike was made, Kataria did call another meeting of MC and UT officials on Wednesday, igniting hope for a rebate.

The meeting came a day after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation, led by city party president Jatinder...