Jammu, July 07: Apni Party provincial president Jammu and former minister S Manjit Singh on Friday demanded the holding of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir without further delay “to restore lost faith of the people in the incompetent administration”.
“The delay in holding assembly elections has further widened the gap between the general masses and the administration for the last several years and that needs to be addressed by the government,” he said in a statement, adding, “There is disappointment among the people because of incompetent administration which has failed to fulfill the aspirations of the people.”
The former minister was addressing a joining programme-cum-meeting which was organized here by State President OBC Wing, Bhagat Ram, State President SC Wing, Bodh Raj Bhagat. In this joining programme, prominent businessman Rakesh Gupta, prominent BSP leader Kanwarjit Singh and Chartered Accountant, Gulshan Anand along with hundreds of supporters joined Apni Party in the presence of Provincial President, Jammu, and Former Minister, S. Manjit Singh and other leaders, the statement said.
Welcoming them into the party fold, the former minister hoped that their joining would help the party to strengthen on the ground. “It is because of the policy and agenda of Apni Party that businessmen and prominent people are joining the party reposing their faith in the policy and agenda of the party,” he said.
In his address, Singh said the public outreach campaign has benefited the party to gain roots at the ground level, especially in the strong forts of the traditional political parties in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, and Udhampur.
“The people have witnessed the traditional political parties which exploited them as vote banks and did nothing for them. In the last seven decades, attempts were made by these traditional political parties to create division in the two regions to gain political benefits. However, the Apni Party has worked on the ground to promote brotherhood, and understanding among the people, and encouraged unity in two regions which has brought the people of two regions close to each other,” he said. “This was possible because of the public outreach programmes, policy and agenda of Apni Party and its president Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari who has received an overwhelming response from all the sections of society.”
“The Apni Party has emerged as an option for the people to elect dynamic leaders who can work for them, and they can be held accountable. This can be possible if elections are held in J&K,” he added.
