Ludhiana, Oct. 8 -- The differences within the Finance and Contracts Committee (F&CC) of the Municipal Corporation have moved out into the public domain, with Congress councillors protesting the mayor's decision to take the proposal for a tender for a mechanical sweeping project worth Rs.82 crore. The Congress councillors have started a sit-in outside the mayor's residence against the move.

The F&NCC meeting on Tuesday dragged on till late evening amid intense discussions over municipal funds, tenders, development works and the supplementary agenda, with the only opposition member, councillor Gaurav Bhatti, raising several questions over transparency and the use of public money.

The meeting initially had 23 agenda items, but the number ...