Ludhiana, June 17 -- Deputy mayor Prince Johar questioned the municipal corporation's failure to act against alleged illegal constructions in the city, claiming that officials had taken no action despite being provided details of 40 such buildings nearly three months ago.

Raising the issue during the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) meeting, Johar said he had repeatedly flagged the matter before civic authorities and had also brought it up at an earlier meeting of the committee. "I had submitted a list of 40 such buildings located in Zones C and D around three months ago. I raised the issue in the previous F&CC meeting as well, but no action has been taken so far," Johar said.

According to the deputy mayor, officials did not provi...