Calls for Auburn deputy mayor to go over wedding

Residents want Auburn council to sack Deputy Mayor Salim Mehajer after an unauthorised street closure for his wedding.

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Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer (YouTube) Source: YouTube

A Sydney deputy mayor is facing calls to be sacked after he blocked an entire street in the city's inner west for his extravagant wedding.

Nearly 1000 people have signed a petition arguing millionaire property developer and Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer "treated the community with great disrespect".

Mr Mehajer hired four helicopters to land in a local park while his fiancee Aysha travelled with a motorcade of motorbikes and luxury cars worth $50 million, when the couple tied the knot in Lidcombe on Saturday.

Residents signed the #SackSalimMehajer petition after they were informed via a letter-box drop last week that the street had to be cleared of all vehicles on Saturday or they would be towed at their expense.

Auburn City Council said the road closure was not authorised although a partial closure and the helicopter landing had been approved.

"They can investigate all they like, I've got nothing to hide," Mr Mehajer told KIIS radio station on Monday.

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