Aimed at selling “comprehensive development”, the Punjab authorities plans to merge the municipal councils of Kharar and Zirakpur with the Mohali municipal company. The assembly to debate this proposal is scheduled for July 5.

In a letter, the native our bodies division instructed the officers involved of the Mohali MC, Kharar MC, and Zirakpur MC to create maps highlighting their respective areas in several colors.

The officers have additionally been tasked with evaluating the benefits and drawbacks of the merger, figuring out the variety of extra positions required, and offering a report on the potential affect on revenue and expenditure for all three places.

Furthermore, the officers have been informed to establish any technical challenges that will come up from the merger.

The letter additional acknowledged that the assembly will happen on July 5 and instructed the officers to current the report throughout the assembly.

When contacted, native our bodies’ secretary Ajoy Sharma mentioned, “I joined just a month ago, and there is no such meeting scheduled for July 5.”

However, as per the letter, the officers have been instructed to stay current and submit stories on these elements on July 5.

Cong, SAD oppose transfer

On the opposite hand, each the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have vehemently opposed the proposed merger.

Congress chief and deputy mayor of Mohali MC, Kuljeet Singh Bedi criticized the federal government’s choice and termed it a betrayal to the folks of those three cities.

He introduced {that a} decision could be introduced in opposition to the proposal within the municipal company, and if obligatory, he wouldn’t hesitate to method the excessive courtroom.

Similarly, Parvinder Singh Sohana, SAD chief in Mohali, strongly condemned the Punjab authorities’s proposal to merge Mohali municipal company with Kharar and Zirakpur municipal councils.

He declared that the Akali Dal wouldn’t tolerate this transfer underneath any circumstances and would take to the streets and search authorized recourse if any try is made to implement it.

‘Better to have smaller administrative models’

When contacted, former chief city planner of Punjab, Harnek Singh Dhillon, mentioned, “It is always better to have smaller units for better administration. With the merger of Zirakpur and Kharar with Mohali MC, the focus will shift solely to Mohali, resulting in the neglect of both these areas.”