Banihal, May 05: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) on Friday kick-started a “massive” membership drive in Banihal.
The drive was held under the presence of party vice-chairman G M Saroori, chief spokesperson Salman Nizami, district president Thakur Dharam Dhand, secretary Arun Singh Raju, zonal VP Fayaz Naik, Dr Asif Khanday, Munner Bhatt, Ilyas Banihali, Farooq Wani Block President, Ch Mohd Farooq, Asghar Rasool Bhat, Sheikh Shabir, Ayoub Naik and others, the party said in a statement.
Saroori stressed for the maximum reach by the party leaders during the membership drive and said that DPAP shall be the household name in the Union Territory. He said the party chief Ghulam Nabi Azad made tremendous efforts to build up the infrastructure of an otherwise overlooked mountainous town when he was the chief minister.
“While serving as Union minister, Mr Azad ensured a good number of projects are sanctioned for Banihal like degree college, hospital, district for Ramban, roads, tehsils, etc since it was lacking
Proper connectivity and attention from the successive regimes,” Saroori said while addressing a public meeting. “Most of the projects were completed during Azad’s tenure while all the successive regimes ignored the Banihal,” he added.
Chief spokesperson Salman Nizami said, “If the DPAP comes to power, we will ensure Banihal is developed as the model town of the entire UT since it is at the center and shall remain as a transition point from an economic and social point of view.”
The support and participation of the people in Azad’s rally in Banihal were so commendable and he thanked them for it, Salman said, adding, “We don’t have competition with any party, the people of Banihal are with Mr Azad and we will sweep the entire Chenab valley.”
