Corporator Athar Raza Ladley said this is probably the first time in
the history of AMC that budget has not been passed in March. It has been
the past tradition of AMC that main budget is presented before the
executive council till February 15 and is also passed in Sadan by March
31. But this time both the Sadan and the executive council have been
ignored as the budget has not been passed till date.

Ladley
alleged that municipal commissioner has not shown any interest in the
passing of the main budget. He also alleged that all the works being
undertaken by Allahabad Municipal Corporation are against the law as it
does not have the approval of Sadan.

Ladley said even the
review budget for 2012 should have been passed before October. The
review budget of 2012 was neither placed on the floor of Sadan nor
before the executive council.

The corporator has also written to chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and state urban development minister Azam Khan in this regard.

Corporator Shiv Sewak Singh has also flayed the Allahabad Municipal
Corporation for not passing the main budget even as March has passed. He
said that officers are lest bothered to adhere to the rules and
regulations of the AMC.

Talking to TOI, AMC accounts officer TN
Mishra said, “As the entire AMC administration was busy during the
Kumbh mela, sufficient time was not found for the preparation of the
budget.” He added that as Parliament and UP Vidha Sabha session were on
in March, it was not possible to convene the Sadan meeting of AMC. He
assured that the main budget may be put before Sadan on April 8.