Pandemonium at HDMC meet as all Congress members evicted from House for creating ruckus

The first general body meeting chaired by newly elected Hubballi-Dharwad mayor Jyoti Patil witnessed unexpected developments because she was forced to send all the Congress party members out of the House as they created ruckus before the commencement of the meeting here on Wednesday.

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Rs 300 crore under various heads, including pensions and salaries. "Only 80% of the salary grant is currently being released, and the corporation is forced to bear the remaining 20%. We will urge the government to release the full amount," she said. Plans are underway to hold discussions with District Minister Santosh Lad and, if needed, lead an all-party delegation to Bengaluru to press for the release of these pending grants. On the environmental front, the mayor announced that bio-mining of legacy waste has begun at both the Hubballi and Dharwad garbage yards, at a cost of Rs 26.40 cro