Ludhiana Cong councillor alleges illegal shifting of vending zone, fund misuse.
She has written to the ministry of housing and urban affairs, in which she has alleged that officials were misusing funds. Activists have already raised their voices against this project.
The councillor, in her letter to the ministry and other officials concerned, stated that the unlawful shifting of the Smart City project of zone-D of the MC, amounting to Rs 1.2 crore, had been moved to zone-A. The work orders for this project were issued on Sept 21, 2022, but the project was illegally moved to zone-A.
This appears to be a misuse of Smart City funds by the MC, she added.
She claimed that the vending zone project was not needed at its new location as a vegetable market was already situated nearby. She shared that the project was being undertaken to provide undue benefit to someone so that they might open an illegal slaughterhouse there. Furthermore, all this is being done by constructing the vending zone on a green belt, which is not allowed, she stated.
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The councillor requested immediate cognisance of this matter. A thorough investigation should be conducted into the shifting of this project, misuse of public funds, and illegal construction on the green belt. The illegal construction should be stopped immediately, she said.
However, on the other hand, the MC officials have denied any illegal activity and claimed that it was done to find space for the vendors and nothing else.
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