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Amid complaints of scams, Srinagar Mayor lands in ‘Wazwan Ghotala’
12/9/2022 11:21:25 PM
Early Times Report

Jammu, Dec 9: Even as complaints of multi-crore corruption against Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Mayor, Junaid Mattoo have reached the office of the J&K Anti Corruption Bureau and Bharatiya Janta Party has spoken against him, he has landed in a fresh controversy of “grabbing Wazwan” worth lakhs of rupees.
A person who identified himself as Saqib running eatery business in Srinagar while addressing media accused Mattoo of grabbing Wazwan worth lakhs of rupees from the businessman and subsequently denied making the payments.
The businessman said Junaid Mattoo owns him “huge amount” but that instead of clearing the payments, has threatened the businessman of dire consequences.
“At first he dilly dallied making payments for numerous Wazwan parties. He subsequently asked me to take appointment even for seeking dues and subsequently threatened to me,” said the poor man apprehending a threat to life.
The complainant said all he had been demanding from Junaid Mattoo was clearance of his dues.
Saqib said he has enough of evidence of communication with the Junaid over WhatsApp about his pending payments.
The video, which has gone viral on the social is being termed Wazwan Ghotala.
Beenish Quesrish a prominent Twitterati took a dig at the accused. She said now Juniad may call a press conference and say that he was not among those who ate Rista from the Wazwan grabbed. “Press Conference Bulao. Kisne Kitne Riste Khaye,” she tweeted.
While numerous persons have demanded a high level probe, the Mayor is already facing serious charges of corruption.
The Bharatiya Janta Party leaders recently addressed a press conference in Srinagar accusing Mayor of loot of funding made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for developmental works in the summer capital.
The BJP leaders said the corruption done by Mayor was so ruthless that he spend government money worth crores for macadamisation inside greenbelt of Dal Lake where any such work is banned.
The SMC corporators have already filed a complaint against him at the Anti Corruption Bureau.
The Mayor however has been denying complaints against him mainly calling it a conspiracy “as he is a first generation politician from his family.”
About the recent allegations of Wazwan, Junaid refuted the allegations. He said he would move court against the complainant.
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