NC Expels 4 SMC Corporators For Voting

Srinagar, June 16 (GNS): National Conference on Tuesday said that the party has expelled four corporators who defied its whip and voted in no Confidence Motion against SMC Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu.
“NC had announced and directed it’s Corporators to abstain from participating in No Confidence motion in SMC. The four corporators out of our 11 who voted in this vote of no confidence are hereby expelled from the party. They are GN Sofi, Neelofar, Danish Bhat and Majid Shulloo,” party vice president Omar Abdullah tweeted.Mattu lost non confidence motion moved against him early Tuesday.
“The vote of ”No Confidence Motion” against me, and the @JKPC_ (Jammu and Kashmir People”s Conference) has been passed in the SMC with 42 votes out of 70. The @BJP4India, @JKNC_ (Jammu and Kashmir National Conference) and some independents have polled against the @JKPC_ and @INCIndia abstaining whip where 28 Corporators abstained,” Mattu said in a series of tweets. “I respect the verdict of the Corporation,” he said. (GNS)