Kochi Corporation Council witnesses acrimonious scenes
The Hindu
Debate over construction of new office complex at Marine Drive
The Kochi Corporation Council meeting on Friday witnessed acrimonious scenes as the ruling and Opposition councillors almost came to blows during a discussion on the new corporation office complex being constructed at Marine Drive.
The Opposition went on overdrive claiming that the Mayor’s view that ₹40 crore would be required for the completion of the project, when the sanction was only for ₹24.71 crore, was not justified.
The situation turned worse when Mayor M. Anilkumar got enraged after UDF councillor Manu Jacob thumped his dais as the Mayor asked Opposition councillors not to talk with pointed fingers, even as LDF councillors lined up in his support.
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