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| NC’s SMC move shocks PDP, PC | | Cracks surface in Gupkar lobby | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 18: Even as the National Conference senior leader Salman Sagar is set to contest municipal elections for Srinagar Municipal Corporation from two wards of the city, the move has allegedly shocked the Peoples Democratic Party and the Peoples Conference.
Sources said the PDP headed by Mehbooba Mufti and Peoples Conference led by Sajad Lone have expressed reservations over the NC’s decision to make its senior leader contest elections for the SMC without taking the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar declaration into confidence.
Sources said the NC looks ahead to vote for Salman as the new Mayor of SMC. The chair of Mayor was left vacant after a no confidence motion was passed by the councilors against Junaid Mattoo earlier this year.
Sources said the PC leaders have said that if the Mayor was previously from their party, the NC should have given the same party the chance to retain the chair.
Sources said the PDP leaders have also expressed resentment that the party should have been taken into confidence before the NC having selected its candidate “without any consensus.”
A senior leader of the PDP said they were kept in dark by the NC over such issues.
“They are trying to have monopoly on everything from the DDC polls to the SMC and this is not good for the future of Gupkar Declaration,” said a senior leader on the condition of anonymity.
Sources said the PDP and PC would discuss the issue of SMC with former Chief Minister and National Conference president, Omar Abdullah.
Sources said the meeting was likely to be held at the residence of NC patron Dr Farooq Abdullah and that he would chair the meeting.
Sources said the PDP and PC may put forward their choice for the Deputy Mayor of Srinagar.
Despite repeated attempt the leaders from PC, PDP and NC were not available for comments.
But a senior NC leader told Early Times on the condition of anonymity that the issue has been resolved. |
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