Jammu: The mayor and deputy mayor of Jammu Municipal Corporation resigned from their posts on Saturday.
The JMC mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and deputy mayor Advocate Purnima Sharma resigned today after facing opposition from own councillors, sources said.
They said that there was ‘infighting’ between the supporters of mayor and deputy mayor, which affected the working of JMC.
Meanwhile talking to reporters in Jammu, J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina said that both the leaders wanted to provide their services for the well-being of J&K and BJP, which is why they resigned.
He said that new names for the post of mayor and deputy mayor will be announced in consultation with the party’s senior and core committee members in due course of time.
(KNO)
