Sheikh Imran To Be New Mayor Of SMC Srinagar

SRINAGAR  JUNE(PTK)40 councillors vote against Mattu after a group of the councillors have filed no-confidence motion against Mayor, SMC Junaid Mattu in Srinagar Municipal Corporation and now it is likely that sheikh Imran will be new Mayor of SMC

The special session of corporation was held after the majority of corporators had moved a no-confidence resolution against Mattoo.

It is worth to mention here that Congress councillors didn’t participate in the special session today.

“The vote of ‘No Confidence Motion’ against me, and the @JKPC_has been passed in the SMC with 42 votes out of 70. The @BJP4India, @JKNC_and some independents have polled against the @JKPC_and @INCIndia abstaining whip where 28 Corporators abstained,” Mattoo tweeted.

“I respect the verdict of the Corporation. The seemingly unthinkable seems to have happened as @JKNC_ and @BJP4India have come together in Srinagar. But more on that later. Time to spend some time with my family after nearly four months of our war against #COVID19,” Mattoo wrote on twitter.

Meanwhile,  the authorities will hold fresh election for the post of SMC Mayor

However sources said that sheikh Imran former Dy mayor of SMC is set to become Mayor of SMC now.

Meanwhile National Conference on Tuesday expelled four corporators from the party after they supported BJP-backed no- confidence motion against Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Mayor Junaid Azam Mattu.

“NC had announced and directed its corporators to abstain from participating in No Confidence Motion in SMC. The four corporators out of 11 who voted in this vote of no confidence are hereby expelled from the party. They are GN Sofi, Neelofar, Danish Bhat and Majid,” the party tweeted.(PTK)