MC polls: Oppn cries ‘foul’ over ward demarcation

The Ludhiana ward delimitation is nearing its final stage, and some councillors from the committee that is responsible for it have expressed dissatisfaction with the process that has been adopted. They claim that leaders from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are getting the wards demarcated as they please, and that they will raise objections against the process in the committee's meeting in Chandigarh on Friday. Senior Akali Dal councillor Harbhajan Dang said that they are "really surprised" that officials are not telling them anything about the status of the ward delimitation, and that they will challenge the process in court if anything wrong is found with it. Meanwhile, Senior Deputy Mayor Shyam Sunder Malhotra said that the ward maps are ready with the officials, but they are not disclosing the number of wards or other statistics. They are looking forward to the meeting and if there are any issues they will raise them. BJP councillor Manju Aggarwal said that the process that was supposed to be followed at local level is done, and the wards are dismantled as per the convenience of the governing party leaders. They are hoping that on Friday, when the meeting takes place in Chandigarh, the officials will disclose the details. However, Akali