Elected govt represents people’s real aspirations: Apni Party

Jammu, Dec 19: Apni Party Provincial President Jammu and former minister, S Manjit Singh on Tuesday said there is no alternative to an elected government that represents the real aspiration of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The elections for Legislative Assembly were delayed for several years and have given rise to multiple issues in both the regions of Jammu and Kashmir,” Singh said while addressing a meeting cum joining program.
In this joining program, private school principal Vijay Kumar, Panch – Vinay Kumar, and social activist Banarsi Das joined the party in the presence of Manjit Singh, the party said in a statement, adding that prominent businessman, Vishal Singh Nariana and other leaders of the Party were also present on the occasion.
While welcoming them into the party fold, the former minister hoped that their joining would strengthen on the ground.
In his address, he said that the present form of government is unable to address public issues and the authorities are hardly bothered about the public issues. “The public issues mostly remain unaddressed and the government offices wore a deserted look because the people have stopped visiting the government offices in the wake of the insensitive approach of the officials,” he said.
Manjit said that the people in both regions want assembly elections. “The situation is favourable and peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir to hold assembly polls. Therefore, the Election Commission of India should announce the assembly election,” he said while hailing the directions of the apex court regarding the assembly elections in J&K.
The Apni Party leader added, “The development has stopped, unemployment has increased and resources and trade are being grabbed by the non-locals. We are monitoring the situation. We believe that the constitutional rights of the local population should be protected by providing them employment, resources, and grab of employment by the outsiders.”