Srinagar, Mar 06: Apni Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir was destined to be a part of India in 1947 when the leaders at that time decided so.
He made this remark while addressing an event at the party headquarters in Srinagar. The event organized by the party’s senior leader and former mayor of Srinagar, Junaid Azim Mattu, aimed to welcome prominent political and social leaders from Srinagar’s Zadibal constituency.
“The new entrants included Hakim Shoaib Sajad, Tabish Pathan, and Hakim Burhan, who joined the party along with their supporters. The party president and other esteemed leaders gave a warm welcome to the new entrants,” the party said in a statement issued here.
Speaking on the occasion, Altaf Bukhari reiterated the party’s agenda and said, “Post August 2019, when the entire Jammu and Kashmir was in chaos and extreme uncertainty, and people were apprehensive that there could be demographic change and this region would even lose its identity, we established Apni Party to stand by our people. It was a conscious and well-thought-out decision by all of us. We are committed and dedicated to protecting the rights of the people.”
Taking a dig at the traditional political parties, the Apni Party President said, “Until just a few years ago, traditional political parties and their leaders would talk in a different tune and tenor, leading people to unachievable goals through emotional sloganeering. But, just a few years down the line, they say what we decided while launching the Apni Party.”
Reaffirming his conviction, Bukhari said, “In 1947, the then leadership had a choice to accede with either India or Pakistan. They decided to be with India. That day, J&K was destined to be a part and parcel of the country, and it will remain so forever.”
Speaking on the occasion, Junaid Azim Mattu assured the new entrants that the Apni Party would provide them ample opportunities to serve the people in their respective areas and work for the overall well-being of the masses in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Altaf Bukhari said the party’s transparent agenda and policies have played a pivotal role in garnering public acceptance and popularity within a remarkably short period of four years —since it was established in March 2020.
He made this statement while addressing an event at the party headquarters in Srinagar. The event was organized to welcome a prominent political leader and former Chairman of the Block Development Council (BDC) from Shangus, Anantnag, Choudhary Talib Hussain Bajran, who was the State Secretary of the Congress Party, into the Apni Party fold.
Bukhari along with several party leaders, warmly welcomed Talib Hussain into the party fold. “People like Talib sahib join the Apni Party seeing the unambiguous agenda and policies of this party. Apni party’s transparent agenda and policies have played a pivotal role in garnering public acceptance and popularity within a remarkably short period of four years,” he said.
