Ludhiana, Dec. 28 -- The Ludhiana district unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the municipal corporation House meeting, in which a proposal was passed to include 112 villages within MC limits, was conducted in an "undemocratic manner".

Addressing a press conference here, district BJP president Rajneesh Dhiman said that the proposal on such a significant issue was tabled and passed without proper discussion and without sharing complete details with the House. He alleged that Opposition councillors, primarily from the BJP, were threatened when they sought clarifications on the proposal.

Dhiman said that while the BJP was not opposed to the expansion of MC limits, the issue should have been discussed openly with all s...