No orders for allotment of Innova to Mayor: RTI reply

An RTI application filed by city resident Kuldeep Singh Khera has brought out that the Ludhiana MC has no order copies for allotment of Innova car to Mayor Harcharan Singh Gohalwaria.

In the RTI reply dated August 22,Ludhiana Newsline has a copy of it,the MC has clearly stated that per orders,an Ambassador car and a pilot Gypsy have been allotted to the Mayor and there are no documents regarding allotment of Innova to Mayor.

The reply has been sent from the workshop branch of the Ludhiana MC signed by XEN Rajinder Singh.

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Despite repeated requests,LMC failed to provide me with documents of orders for allotment of Innova, said Khera.

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