There's an uproar over the 81.54 crore cleaning tender in Ludhiana: Congress councilors are protesting outside the Mayor's residence, saying it's a waste of public tax money.

A massive controversy has erupted over the ₹81.54 crore tender (Matta Number 11) for deep cleaning, mechanical sweeping, and road washing in the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. In protest against the attempts to forcibly pass this hefty tender, all Congress corporators staged a sit-in outside the Mayor's official residence on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The corporators allege that public tax money is being wasted openly. The entire matter is being investigated.