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Councillors belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and Vidhuthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) successful the district, connected Monday (December 29, 2205), accused the Salem Corporation of demanding bribe from thoroughfare vendors for issuing individuality (ID) cards.
The monthly assembly gathering presided implicit by Mayor A. Ramachandran connected Monday, saw the passing of 165 resolutions.
At the meeting, DMK councillors Santhamoorty and Bowmiha Tapsira, VCK councillor Imayavarman, and AIADMK councillor K. C. Selvaraj said that the Corporation issued much than 3,400 identity cards for thoroughfare vendors. A idiosyncratic who is said to beryllium adjacent to Executive Engineer Palanisamy had allegedly collected betwixt ₹1,000 and ₹2,000 arsenic bribe from thoroughfare vendors for issuing the cards. Actual street vendors did not person the cards, but radical who submitted fake documents received the ID cards. The Salem Corporation should enquire into the contented and lodge a constabulary complaint, they added.
Councillor Ms. Tapsira of Ward 32 said that backstage radical were collecting wealth from the shopkeepers astatine the VOC market. The Revenue Inspector and Assistant Revenue Officer of Salem Corporation were unaware of who was collecting the money. “Is the collected wealth coming into the Corporation’s account? As predetermination is nearing, however could we stitchery votes?,” she added, urging the Corporation to instrumentality enactment successful this regard.
Councillor P. Murugan (DMK) of Ward 59 said that portion road-laying works were completed successful galore wards, nary roads oregon sewage transmission works had been done successful his ward. “The Corporation officials person boycotted the ward, and the Commissioner and Mayor indispensable look into the issue,” helium added.
Councillor Selvaraj (AIADMK) of Ward 22 said that the 793 petitions received during country sabha meetings were not acted upon. Speeches of each councillors should beryllium recorded and answers should beryllium provided successful the adjacent meeting. A committee with each enactment councillors should beryllium constituted to safeguard the properties of Salem Corporation, helium said, adding that successful Ward 4, onshore registered successful the sanction of the Corporation was allegedly converted into plots. Later, the AIADMK councillors staged a walkout from the meeting.
Opposition person N. Yadhavamoorthy said that the Chief Minister announced ₹100 crore for Salem Corporation, but lone ₹21 crore had been received truthful far. The Corporation spent ₹4 crore for 89 days connected home breeding checkers (DBC). But nary 1 knows wherever they are presently employed, helium alleged.
Salem Corporation Commissioner M. Elangovan and Mayor Ramachandran assured the councillors that they would look into the contented regarding the ID cards. Only 5 Corporation unit members are collecting wealth from the shopkeepers successful the VOC market. Issuing a enactment bid for the 3rd and 4th packages of UGD works is nether scrutiny and volition beryllium issued soon, they added.
