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A contractor filed a ailment with the territory administration, backed by evidence, alleging that the Karaikudi Corporation has paid ₹15.80 lakh for enactment that was ne'er executed.
Pandi, a contractor with the Karaikudi Corporation successful the Sivaganga district, connected February 21, 2025, secured a declaration worthy ₹18 lakh done a tender process to undertake renovation enactment connected the Mayor’s room, Deputy Mayor’s room, and the league hall.
However, officials reportedly did not licence Pandi to execute the work.
It is alleged that the enactment was alternatively completed by different contractor. Under these circumstances, claiming that the task had been completed, the corp medication issued a cheque worthy ₹15.80 lakh to contractor Mr. Pandi, aft deducting the information deposit.
Following this, Mr. Pandi filed a ailment stating that the corp medication had paid him for enactment helium did not perform.
Speaking to press, helium said, “Along with the ₹18 lakh renovation enactment for the Mayor’s room, Deputy Mayor’s room, and league hall, I had taken up contracts for 2 different projects. However, I was stopped from executing lone this ₹18 lakh project.”
They executed that enactment done a contractor adjacent to the DMK.
Now, they person issued the cheque successful the sanction of their steadfast and are asking america to retreat the wealth and springiness it to them, Mr. Pandi alleged.
“Because I americium refusing to bash so, officials are refusing to merchandise the funds owed for my different 2 projects. They person engaged successful malpractice by getting the enactment I secured done done idiosyncratic else. Similarly, assorted irregularities person taken spot successful the corp implicit the past 3 years,” helium demanded.
A due probe should beryllium conducted into this, and enactment indispensable beryllium taken against the acrophobic officials and DMK members, helium said.
When asked astir this, Corporation Commissioner said, “We released the funds due to the fact that the declaration enactment was completed. If the contractor successful question did not execute the work, helium tin instrumentality the wealth to the corp administration.”
