Mohali mayor to appear before Local Bodies minister today; Opp plan next move in House

Sources said that even as the government deals with the mayor's clash of interest case — which may lead to Amarjeet Sidhu's removal — Opposition councillors in Mohali civic body have started plotting their next move.

At present the Congress has 37 councillors out of a total strength of 50.

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Mohali Mayor Amarjeet Singh Sidhu has been asked to appear before Punjab Local Bodies minister on December 20 in connection to a ‘clash of interest’ case.

Sources said that even as the government deals with the mayor’s clash of interest case — which may lead to Amarjeet Sidhu’s removal — Opposition councillors in Mohali civic body have started plotting their next move.

At present the Congress has 37 councillors out of a total strength of 50. The AAP has 10 councillors while three are independents.

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Mohali Mayor Amarjeet, and his elder brother and former Cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu had joined the BJP earlier this year and had claimed the support of a majority of Congress councillors in the House despite the switch.

The councillors of Mohali on August 10 had lodged a complaint to the Principal Secretary of Punjab Local Bodies Department, alleging that Sidhu had favoured a housing society, Amritpreet Cooperative Society Limited.

The department had subsequently issued a show cause notice to the mayor in September this year and asked him to file his reply within 15-days. In his reply on October 14, the mayor had called the complaint against him ‘politically motivated’and sought time for personal hearing in the case.

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