Lucknow, Sept. 10 -- High drama was witnessed during the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) house meeting on Tuesday as BJP corporator Mukesh Singh Monty, who chose to sit with Opposition members, walked out of the session following a heated exchange with mayor Sushma Kharkwal. The incident took place during discussions on the single tender issued in the street-lighting department, which Monty alleged was manipulated to benefit a specific contractor. Demanding a probe into the tender process, he accused the administration of favouritism. The mayor, however, refused to address the issue immediately, stating it would be discussed later. Following the heated exchange, Monty abruptly exited the house in protest. The uproar did not end there. BJP corporators also raised strong objections regarding tenders for park maintenance and development at the ward level. Corporators Ranjit Singh Yadav and Rajeev Dixit took aim at additional municipal commissioner Arvind Rao, accusing him of undermining the authority of the house by claiming it did not have jurisdiction over ward-level tenders. Several corporators termed the official's statement a direct insult to the dignity of the house. "The House is supreme and fully empowered to decide on such matters," argued one corporator, as tensions escalated. In protest, multiple corporators sat on a dharna inside the house, refusing to back down despite repeated attempts by the mayor. The mayor ultimately adjourned the house for 30 minutes. The BJP corporators blamed the municipal corporation for not repairing street lights for three months. They demanded the sacking of RR department chief engineer Manoj Prabhat, who, they said, failed to prepare for the maintenance of streetlights after the EESL was removed from the work by LMC. BJP corporator Ram Naresh Rawat said he had sent several letters to RR chief and mayor but streetlights in his area were still not lit up....