Verbal spat erupts during MC meeting over inclusion of villages
India, Nov. 4 -- Tensions flared during the meeting at the municipal corporation office in Mohali on Monday as councillor Sarabjeet Singh, son of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kulwant Singh, and Congress-led city mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu engaged in a heated verbal exchange over the proposed inclusion of nearby villages into the city limits.
The political storm erupted after the mayor announced that several localities - including Aerocity, Sectors 81 to 86, Sectors 91 to 94, and Industrial Area Sectors 73 and 74 - are proposed to be brought under the expanded limits of the Mohali Municipal Corporation. AAP councillors opposed the move, arguing that previously included villages have not seen significant development and demanded that the corporation address these gaps before further expansion.
"Before adding more villages, laws should ensure that these areas receive priority development. Residents pay MC taxes but are not getting benefits,"said Sarabjeet Singh said.
Mayor Sidhu responded by questioning AAP's opposition to the expansion.
Sarabjeet then started targeted the mayor over inclusion of Balongi area and alleged, "You have illegally occupied Shamlat land and you are adding more villages for the same reason." To this, the mayor also responded and said, "We also know who occupies illegal land in Mohali and how your father has become a leader". The verbal spat continued for minutes until city councillors intervened and asked them to discuss garbage management....
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