Ludhiana, Sept. 18 -- A dispute has emerged over the clearance of the proposed Rs.1,408.66-crore solid waste management project by the municipal corporation's Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC), after Congress councillor Gaurav Bhatti questioned whether the tender could be cleared in the absence of two panel members.

The five-member committee met on Thursday to take up 22 agenda items that had been kept pending at Monday's meeting, including the tender for the proposed solid waste management project. Only three members - mayor Inderjit Kaur, Bhatti and Aam Aadmi Party councillor Yuvraj Sidhu - were present at the meeting.Senior deputy mayor Rakesh Prashar and deputy mayor Prince Joshan did not attend the meeting.

The mayor said the ...