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A political tug-of-war erupted in Cuttack after Barabati-Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous held a review meeting with CMC (Cuttack Municipal Corporation) officials without inviting Mayor Subhash Singh on Tuesday.
The move sparked a sharp backlash from the Mayor, highlighting internal tensions within the local governance structure.
Sofia Firdous, defending her actions, stated that the Mayor has failed to take proper steps for the city's development and accused him of letting Cuttack "sink" into administrative inefficiency. "As an elected MLA, I have the right to conduct a review meeting to assess the situation in my constituency, and th...