21 Congress corporators revolt against Mayor in Junagadh

Ruling Congress party is now facing revolt in Gujarat’s Junagadh Municipal Corporation, the one and only civic body in the state where Congress is in power.

As many as 21 Congress corporators have openly revolted against present Mayor Satish Captain.

The corporators unhappy with Mayor’s working style and his alleged tactics to award major contracts to his own persons.

They have sent a letter to state high command demanding removal of current Mayor.

Meanwhile BJP MLA of Junagadh Shri Mahendra Mashru has stated that BJP has no role in this, and this is solely an internal problem of Congress.

Junagadh Municipal Corporation has total 51 seats, out of which Congress enjoys 26, while BJP has 21 seats.