Sajad Lone's J&K People's Conference ousts former Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu from party

Disassociating from former Srinagar mayor Junaid Mattu, Sajad Lone's J&K People's Conference (J&K PC) on Saturday, clarified that Mattu's association with party ended weeks ago. Mattu had strongly opposed party signing Gupkar Declaration headed by Farooq Abdullah's J&K National Conference. He had also lost -confidence motion in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) in June, earning him his mayor seat.

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Mattu ousted as Srinagar Mayor

Earlier in June, removed as SMC mayor after BJP and J&K NC passed a -confidence motion against him with 42 votes out of 70. His own party - J&K PC and Congress' 28 corporators abstained from voting. Mattu, who has survived a -confidence motion in past, claimed BJP and National Conference have joined hands in Srinagar. Congress, which has 17 corporators, had issued a whip asking its members t to take part in -confidence proceedings.

Reacting to his ouster, he said, "I respect verdict of Corporation. seemingly unthinkable seems to have happened as JKNC and BJP have come toger in Srinagar. Time to spend some time with my family after nearly four months of our war against COVID19".

'Committed to strive for restoration of Art 370, 35A': J&K parties a year after Gupkar

Gupkar declaration

On August 22, a year since revocation of Article 370 and 35 A, six political parties in Jammu and Kashmir who were signatories to previous 2019 Gupkar declaration, reiterated that y are committed to strive for restoration of Article 370 and 35A. "We are committed to strive for restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, Constitution of J&K and restoration of state and any division of state is unacceptable to us. We unanimously reiterate that re can be thing about us without us," NC president Farooq Abdullah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, JKPCC chief GA Mir, CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami, JKPCC leader Sajad Gani Lone and ANC leader Muzaffar Shah said in a joint statement.

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statement called abrogation of special status under two Articles "spitefully shortsighted and unconstitutional move" and observed that measures have "unrecognizably changed relationship between J&K and New Delhi". statement urged leadership of India and Pakistan to take due tice of ever-increasing skirmishes at LAC and LOC resulting in casualties on both sides and unabated violent incidents in J&K and work for enduring peace in region. BJP lashed out at statement saying 'supporters of Gupkar nda are supporters of Pakistan'.