Ludhiana, Nov. 11 -- Congress councillor and Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) member Gaurav Bhatti has sought an inquiry into municipal corporation payments exceeding Rs.5 crore for old PUEIP and Smart City projects, alleging that these were released without being placed before the committee for scrutiny. He has also questioned bills worth around Rs.3 crore prepared by the Special Projects Organisation (SPO) branch, taking the total amount under scrutiny to over Rs.8 crore.

In a representation to municipal commissioner Ankur Mohindroo, Bhatti has sought a detailed examination of the approvals, estimates, work orders, measurement books and execution status of the projects linked to these payments and bills. Measurement books are offi...