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| Both ousted as well as incumbent SMC Mayor belong to same party | | Two swords in one sheath | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 21: Crises would be in the offing for the Peoples Conference led by Sajad Gani Lone as the ousted mayor and the mayor in the offing both belong to his own party with chances of a rebellion within its ranks not being opted out. On June 16, this year, in a dramatic development, Mattu lost trust vote after 40 corporators voted in favour of the no-confidence motion during a special session convened here at banquet hall. Out of 70 councilors, 40 corporators have voted against Mattoo. Interestingly, some corporators from NC also voted in favour of the motion, prompting Mattu to level serious allegations against the party. The corporators from Peoples Conference and Congress abstained from the proceedings as part of their strategy to defeat the no-confidence motion. In a series of tweets, Mattu said that National Conference and Bharatiya Janta Party joins hands to succeed no-confidence against him. “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,” Mattu tweeted. He accused National Conference of sabotaging floor strategy for failing the motion against him.
Meanwhile, the former deputy mayor Sheikh Imran is all set get the mayoral position in the SMC. Interestingly, Imran belongs to Peoples Conference and he too in the past has been quite vocal against his own party colleague and then Mayor Junaid Matoo accusing that corruption within the corporation was ruling the roost. In May, this year, in a tweet Sheikh Imran alleged, “Illegal construction going on even in COVID at Mir mohalla malaratta padan opp. Al munawar plaza. Allegedly ward officer involved &have paid their bosses in smc. Why is chief enforcement silent? ” said the ousted deputy mayor while demanding an end to illegal constructions forthwith and an impratial probe. He also made a startling revelations that “money has changed hands” in SMC which has emboldened the violators to raise illegal constructions during the pendemic lockdown.
Earlier in 2018, former Sheikh Imran after getting Congress’s support won the position of deputy mayor in Srinagar Municipal Corporation.
Political pundits believe that the internal rift in Peoples Conference is going to be interesting to watch as both the ousted as well as the incumbent are at present residing in a same tent. “It is going to be like two swords in one scabbard. Coming time is going to be more dramatic than the floor test,” says a party functionary. |
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