Chandigarh, May 28 -- The political storm over the allotment of sanitation work in the city's southern sectors (Sectors 31 to 56, 61 and 63) continues to snowball with the municipal corporation (MC) postponing the general house meeting, scheduled for May 30, amid councillors' threats to boycott it.

The row started with the MC deciding not to grant any further extension to the firm, Lions Company, which has been getting repeated extensions since 2025. According to information, the company had given the lowest bid of Rs.5.9 crore per month ( Rs.71 crore annually) in the new tender, but this was 35% more than the MC's estimated monthly expenditure of Rs.4.3 crore - thus the decision to refuse tender allotment again.

This had, however, not ...