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Bukhari Urges Centre to Initiate CBMs in J&K

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  • 02 May 2026

Addresses workers’ convention at Gulzarpora, Rawalpora Calls on people to reject “deceptive politics” of traditional parties

Srinagar, May 1: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Friday urged the central government to come up with reciprocal Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) to strengthen the prevailing peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

While addressing a workers’ convention at Gulzarpora in Rawalpora, Srinagar on Friday, Bukhari said people have played a vital role in ensuring and sustaining a peaceful environment in Jammu and Kashmir, and now it is the responsibility of the Government of India to come up with reciprocal CBMs to support this ongoing peace and normalcy here.

 

“How long will our leaders and youth remain jailed? All the detainees, except those who are facing charges for heinous crimes, must be freed,” he said.

 

Bukhari also called for an end to arbitrary arrests and the indiscriminate filing of FIRs.

 

Taking a dig at traditional political parties, Altaf Bukhari said these parties have consistently deceived people with lies, false promises, and emotional slogans.

 

He also blamed the public for allowing these parties to exploit them repeatedly.

 

“Despite knowing that these political parties have been deceiving you time and again, and that they return every election with false promises to seek your votes, why do you continue to let them exploit you?” he said.

 

He added, “This ruling party made numerous promises during its election campaign. What has happened to those promises? Where are the one lakh jobs they pledged to provide soon after forming the government? Why have they not fulfilled their promise to regularise daily wagers? Where is the free electricity? Where is the enhanced rations quota? Where are free gas cylinders, and the other benefits they assured they would deliver?”

 

Talking about the recently surfaced allegations suggesting that the government has removed the mandatory "working knowledge of Urdu" requirement for Naib Tehsildar and Patwari posts, Altaf Bukhari demanded that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah come clean on this issue.

 

He said, “I urge the Chief Minister to come clean on this issue and let us know whether the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has dropped Urdu as the official language and medium for revenue records and certain Revenue Department exams. We have no problem if Hindi has been incorporated as an optional language, but we will not allow the Urdu language to be removed.”

He further said, “Urdu is one of the languages of our country. It is cherished and used by people across all communities. It is also one of our official languages, and any attempt to belittle it will not be acceptable to us.”

 

The Apni Party president urged that the police verification process for job aspirants and passport applicants be simplified. “Passports should be issued to our youth without unnecessary hurdles so they can go abroad in search of better livelihood opportunities,” he said.

 

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