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The Kozhikode Corporation convened a peculiar assembly gathering connected Saturday (May 16) to sermon the 2024-25 audit report.
BJP councillors staged a protest, holding placards alleging that the audit study had exposed wide corruption successful the Corporation. UDF councillor K.C. Shobhita said it was invited that the audit study was being discussed successful the assembly itself.
The study stated that the task for installing discarded bins, with an estimated outlay of ₹1.5 crore, resulted successful excess expenditure due to the fact that the tender information requiring the supplier to instal the bins was not implemented. Questions were besides raised astir the cognition of a petrol pump successful Elathur that was allegedly functioning successful usurpation of rules.
Corporation Secretary N.K. Hareesh said the petrol pump had been acceptable up nether the MSME category, and that enactment would beryllium taken successful consultation with the District Industries Centre if it was recovered to beryllium violating rules.
The audit study besides criticised the acquisition of furnishings for the renovation of wellness centres without pursuing authorities orders. Mayor O. Sadasivan said deliberate mistakes would beryllium viewed earnestly and that effectual involution and enactment would follow.
