BJP councillor alleges corruption in Patiala MC operations

As ruling party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders in Patiala are on road inauguration spree, the leaders Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Councillor and Deputy Leader of the Opposition Anuj Khosla has leveled serious allegations of corruption against the Municipal Corporation, accusing officials and representatives of favoring select contractors and misusing public funds. In a strongly worded statement, Khosla claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership has turned a blind eye to rampant irregularities in road construction tenders and civic projects. They are encouraging syndicate by offering road recarpeting tenders to their favourite contractors- one of them from Mohali, while the small contractors are being ignored.

Khosla highlighted that despite recovering nearly Rs 20 crore from the L&T company, - which is carrying out the work of canal-based water project- the Corporation awarded all bitumen road contracts to their favoured contractor, bypassing competitive bidding.

He further alleged that restrictive tender conditions were deliberately imposed to exclude over 160 eligible hot mix plant contractors from Punjab, including those registered with the PWD.

Khosla criticised the Corporation for consolidating small projects into large tenders to benefit preferred contractors.

He called for immediate cancellation of questionable tenders and insisted that all future contracts be awarded at fair, competitive rates.

BJP leaders Jai Inder Kaur and Vijay Kumar Kuka and Khosla also flagged alleged discrepancies in tender allocations and demanded transparency.