SAYED KAMRAN ALI
GADYAL NEWS
JAMMU, August 03: Over two dozen PDP leaders among a Block Development Council member from Poonch-Haveli assembly constituency’s Loran today joined Apni Party in presence of Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari.
In a statement to the press, the joining programme was organised at Gandhi Nagar Office of Apni Party in which Altaf Bukhari welcomed the PDP leaders and BDC members into the Party.
In his address, Bukhari said that demand for restoration of Statehood is growing in both the regions.
“The downgrading of the erstwhile State has disappointed the people and there is common demand from both the regions that the Statehood should be restored,” he said.
He further said that it was the Apni Party which came on the front and forcefully raised the demand for holding early assembly elections so that the miseries of the people are redressed as the elected Govt is responsible to the people.
“From last several years, the bureaucracy has not been able to deliver and the developmental projects have been going on at snail pace,” said the Apni Party President.
He added that the Party leaders and workers are the main strength of the party for propagating the policies and agendas which are focused on equal development of both regions, creation of employment opportunity, and protection of rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
He advocated equal development, equality among regions, peace and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir. He appreciated the leaders who joined Apni Party and hoped that their joining will strengthen the Party on the ground.
Meanwhile, Ex-MLA Poonch-Haveli, Shah Mohammed Tantry who had facilitated the joining programme, thanked President Apni Party.
Speaking on the occasion, Tantry said that the Party has emerged as a hope among the people as other mainstream political parties have not been able to fulfill what they had promised.
“Apni Party believes in telling the truth to the people and does not involve itself in the politics of misleading people with hollow slogans. We promise what is achievable,” he added.
Expressing faith in the leadership of Apni Party, he said, they will leave no stone unturned to reach out to the people in every knock and corner in Poonch District.
Prominent among those who joined the Party included Bashir Ahmed Kaki, District President and Ex-serviceman Cell of PDP, Shamim Akhtar, BDC Block Loran, Haji Mohd. Akram, Sarpanch Loran, Choudhary Bashir Kamran, Sarpanch Loran, Manzoor Ahmed Seath, Vice Zonal President Poonch, Mohd. Farooq Thakur, Loran, Tajamul Hussain Malik, Loran, Mohd. Ayoub, Panch, Loran, Abdul Qayoom Daya, Naib Sarpanch, Mushtaq Ahmed Tantry, youth leader, Wali Mohd. Seath, Loran, Ghulam Mohd. Member Beopar Mandal, Loran and Advocate Yasir Sarfraz, zonal president, SKT Poonch.
Apni Party, General Secretaries, Vijay Bakaya, and Vikram Malhotra, Provincial President, Jammu, Manjit Singh, Provincial President, Jammu, Women Wing, Namrta Sharma, Provincial Secretary, Dr Rohit Gupta, Apni Trade Union, President, Ajaz Kazmi, Vice President, J&K Youth Wing, Raqeeq Ahmed Khan, State General Secretary, Youth Wing, Abhay Bakaya, Provincial Coordinator, Vipul Bali, Vice President Provincial Youth Wing Joginder Singh, Tanveer Choudhary Provincial sectatary Provincial Joint Secretary, Suhail Khajuria, and others.
