Mohali MC House meet: Constituency allowance of Mayor, councillors up 60%

Tribune News Service

Mohali, August 26

In a major decision at a House meeting held here today, the Mohali Municipal Corporation unanimously passed a resolution to hike the constituency allowance of the Mayor and councillors by nearly 60 per cent.

The constituency allowance of councillors has been increased by Rs10,000, that of the Deputy Mayor by Rs14,000, the Senior Deputy Mayor by Rs16,000 and the Mayor by Rs18,000.

Earlier, the constituency allowance of the Mayor was Rs30,000 per month, that of the Senior Deputy Mayor and the Deputy Mayor was Rs24,000 and Rs18,750, respectively, while that of the councillors was Rs15,000. The resolution passed by the MC House will be sent to the Local Bodies Department for final approval.

Giving details of the House meeting, Mayor Amarjit Singh Jeeti Sidhu said a resolution was also passed to dismiss one of the employees of the Municipal Corporation, Kesar Singh. There have been allegations against Kesar Singh that he did not perform his duty properly and had also insulted local MLA and Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu.

The Mayor said the inquiry committee comprising three councillors — Rajinder Singh Rana, Jasbir Singh Manku and Baljit Kaur — had confirmed the allegations against Kesar Singh and he had been dismissed with immediate effect. Apart from this, a resolution had also been passed to bring the B-roads in Mohali under mechanical cleanliness through another table item, he added.

He said resolutions related to maintenance of toilet blocks in different zones were also passed. At the meeting, Opposition councillors alleged discrimination in their respective wards. However, the Mayor claimed that no ward was being discriminated against.

At the start of the meeting, a two-minute silence was observed to mourn the death of Rajinder Kaur Bedi, mother of Deputy Mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi, and Sukhwinder Kaur, wife of Master Charan Singh, councillor from Sector 66, who passed away recently.