Samba, Mar 09: Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu and former minister S Manjit Singh on Saturday said that for the last several years, the people of Jammu & Kashmir have neither elected government nor do they have any say in the policy formation.
“The people are feeling alienated from the authorities as they have no connection with the local population and the government offices usually wear a deserted look because of the failure of the authorities,” he said.
Singh said the Election Commission of India (ECI) could also have scheduled assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir jointly with the Parliamentary elections as the situation is peaceful and the people are desperately waiting for the elections. “It becomes imperative to address the issue by holding legislative assembly elections and restoring statehood to the historic state,” he said.
As per a press release, Manjit, along with other party leaders, celebrated the fourth foundation day of the Apni Party here at Ramgarh in Samba district. He was accompanied by the District President, Legal Cell, Samba, Adv Sahil Bharti and others at Ramgarh.
During the celebration of the foundation day, he commended the party leaders for their efforts and for bringing the people together for their empowerment in the last four years under the leadership of Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari.
Speaking on the occasion, Singh asked the party leaders to gear up their political activities and meet the people on a regular basis to list their grievances and highlight them before the concerned authorities for early redressal of the issues. He, however, expressed concern over the “poor pace of development” in Ramgarh, Vijaypur and other parts of Samba district.
