Chandigarh: Councillor Satish Kainth seeks probe into F&CC meet without quorum

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 22

Councillor Satish Kainth has written to the Secretary, Local Govt-cum-Home Secretary, to conduct an inquriy into the holding of a Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) meeting by the Mayor “without the quorum.”

Councillorspeak

This meeting should have been postponed/ cancelled due to a lack of the quorum. I demand a fair inquiry into the matter because financial implications are involved.  — Satish Kainth, Councillor

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According to him, only two members — Mayor Ravi Kant and Sunita Dhawan — were present at the July 22 meeting for clearing four agenda items. At least three members of the total five are required to be present.

“As per the Municipal Act, no business shall be transacted at a meeting sub-committee unless at least more than half of the members of the sub-committee are present. This is a totally undemocratic practice and in violation of the Act. This clearly points towards vested interest,” he wrote.

“This meeting at that time should have been postponed/cancelled due to lack of the quorum. I demand a fair inquiry into the matter because financial implications are involved,” the Congress leader added.

However, Mayor Ravi Kant claimed, “According to officers, in these meetings, even the Commissioner is a member. We had the quorum. Kainth was inivited, but he did not come for the meeting. Now, he is making an issue.”