Congress councillors Mukhtiar Kaur of Ward Number 28 and Hem Raj Aggarwal of Ward Number 27 said: “In Sangat Darshan programmes, nearly Rs 14 crore was sanctioned for our wards, but no work has started till date. The pick-and-choose policy followed by the ruling party is not justified.”

In the past, residents have complained several times to the MC Commissioner that their respective areas were getting step-motherly treatment from the councillor concerned as they had voted for another candidate in the municipal and Assembly elections. While Commissioner

G S Ghuman was not available for comments despite repeated attempts, Superintending Engineer of the Building and Roadways department, Dharam Singh, told Newsline: “Our work has nothing to do with the political statements of any leader or councillor. Projects which have been sanctioned will be carried out and no councillor can stop them.”

He denied that work on any project was halted mid-way. “Machines may have been sent to other wards where they were needed on a priority basis. They will be returned once the work is done,” he added.