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DMK councillors connected Wednesday (June 17) accused Coimbatore Corporation officials, peculiarly those from the Engineering Department, of failing to support elected representatives informed astir civic works and not responding to their queries.
They raised the allegation during the Corporation assembly gathering chaired by Mayor R. Ranganayaki, the archetypal assembly league aft the precocious concluded Assembly elections.
Councillors, including zonal chairpersons and lasting committee members, alleged that officials were carrying retired works without consulting them and were not providing details erstwhile sought.
Before the commencement of the gathering astatine the Victoria Town Hall, the Mayor demanded that the representation of erstwhile Chief Minister M.K. Stalin beryllium displayed successful the assembly hall, citing a authorities order. DMK councillors supported the demand. Congress councillors, led by level person Alagu Jayabalan, insisted that the representation of erstwhile Chief Minister K. Kamaraj should besides beryllium displayed. The speech led to a little commotion, with members of some parties engaging successful a warfare of words.
Corporation Commissioner Katta Ravi Teja, who attended his archetypal assembly gathering aft assuming complaint connected June 3, assured the members that the representation of Mr. Stalin would beryllium displayed.
AIADMK councillors submitted a petition to the Commissioner urging the State authorities to represent a peculiar probe squad to probe the alleged corruption successful the Corporation during the erstwhile DMK administration.
Ward 84 councillor Alima Begum (SDPI) staged a walkout, alleging that her requests for establishing an anganwadi centre and relaying roads successful her ward had remained pending for implicit a year.
Ward 63 councillor Santhi Murugan questioned a solution proposing ₹85 lakh for an augmented reality/virtual world (AR/VR) laboratory, stating that the installation had already been completed. Following the discussion, the Mayor withheld 12 resolutions pertaining to the constitution of AR/VR laboratories successful schools. The remaining 71 of the full 83 resolutions were passed.
Ward 59 councillor Mohan Medhu attended the gathering arsenic an Independent subordinate pursuing his exit from the CPI.
