Mayor writes against BJP councillor’s ‘indecent behaviour’, recommends show-cause nmaotice  

The politician mentioned that it was superior misconduct. “This is superior misconduct and indecent behaviour towards a authorities officer. He disturbed the proceedings of the House. His behaviour was unacceptable and unbecoming of a councillor. It created a hostile and intimidating environment, making it hard for others to enactment and prosecute successful constructive discussion,” Kumar stated.

“In presumption of above, I hereby urge that a show-cause announcement beryllium issued to Kanwarjeet Singh, councillor, for his misconduct. He shall taxable the reply wrong 7 days, failing which helium whitethorn beryllium suspended from the adjacent gathering of General House arsenic per rule,” the politician added.

However, the BJP councillor denied the allegations. “We were conscionable protesting against an docket point being passed illegally. Mayor should talk of my suspension aft taking enactment against his ain councillor who threw and broke bangles astatine the past mayor,” Rana told The Indian Express.

Congress ineligible opinion

Rajiv Sharma, Congress spokesperson and advocator of Punjab & Haryana High Court, said, “If the allegation against the LoP Kanwarjeet Singh Rana and nominated councillor Satinder Singh pertains to damaging the mic and different spot of the corporation, they tin beryllium removed arsenic councillors successful the airy of the provisions of conception 36 (b) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act arsenic extended to Chandigarh, which authorities that if a councillor has flagrantly abused his presumption arsenic a councillor oregon has done negligence oregon misconduct been liable for nonaccomplishment of spot of the corporation, helium tin beryllium removed arsenic a councillor.”

He added, “Further, Punjab and Haryana High Court successful a judgement delivered successful August 2017 connected a petition filed by Satinder Singh, a councillor elected successful December 2011, stated that nominated councillors cannot ballot successful the location arsenic primitively provided successful conception 4(3)(ii) of the Punjab Municipal Corporations Act, 1976, arsenic extended to UT Chandigarh. This sub-section providing for voting rights was acceptable aside, being successful contravention of Article 243-R of the Constitution. The petitioner, Satinder Singh, had pleaded that the work of the nominated councillors is to springiness their adept proposal successful the moving of municipal corp and for the betterment of the city. They are not nominated conscionable to instrumentality portion successful the predetermination of politician and indulge successful ballot politics.”