Ludhiana, Sept. 22 -- Congress councillor and municipal corporation finance panel member Gaurav Bhatti on Monday mounted a fresh challenge to the proposed Rs.1,400-crore solid waste management project as he turned up at the mayor's residence with a cartload of garbage and launched an indefinite sit-in demanding withdrawal of the proposal.

Bhatti walked barefoot for nearly 12 km from his office to the mayor's residence in Rose Garden before beginning the protest. He said he would continue the agitation until the proposal was withdrawn.

"I will keep protesting until this proposal is taken back. I won't let it pass," he said.

Bhatti has objected primarily to the estimated cost of the project and raised concerns over its potential impact o...