With the UT Administrator ordering a probe into the functioning of the Municipal Corporation, the councillors have begun questioning its relevance. A section of the councillors is also blaming the attitude of the Mayor as one of the reasons for the inquiry.

The probe order followed close on the heels of the tussle between the Mayor and commissioner.

While a compromise had been reached after the UT Home Secretary intervened, the Mayor had continued her tirade against the administrative officials.

Councillor Harjinder Kaur said that the inquiry is a self created problem for the Mayor. “When a compromise had been reached, there was no need for the Mayor to question the powers of the Administration or demand more powers. Any tussle could have been resolved internally. The inquiry just shows our inefficiency,” she added.

According to Kaur, the step will impact the functioning of the corporation and projects under JNNURM will get delayed.

A Congress councillor said that Kamlesh has failed as a Mayor. “She should not have acted in the manner she did. It is because of her faults that the enquiry has been marked,” he said.

Meanwhile, there are councillors who are questioning the relevance of the probe. Another bone of contention is that the inquiry committee is headed by a councillor. It is being felt that since the probe is against functioning of MC someone from outside should have been handed over the charge.

Councillor Jatinder Bhatia said that it is not clear what the inquiry is about.

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