Srinagar, Nov 18: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said that several J&K chief ministers who belonged to Anantnag district remained busy with “deceptive politics and emotional blackmailing”, instead of focusing on the development of this south Kashmir district. He said that if these chief ministers had focused on developing infrastructure at the tourist places in this district, it would have created plenty of job opportunities here.
Bukhari, according to a statement, was addressing the party’s district-level workers’ convention in Anantnag. Addressing the gathering, he expressed concern that several chief ministers from the Anantnag district had not given the necessary attention to the development of the area, leading to a lack of progress and deprivation. He asserted that if the Apni Party is given the mandate to serve the people, it will ensure comprehensive development.
“We will prioritize the development of adequate infrastructure at tourist destinations in this district to create employment opportunities. Additionally, our focus will extend to the development of power projects, contributing to overall progress and job generation,” he said.
Expressing his concern about the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir and said, “The people in Jammu and Kashmir are being subjected to unwarranted hardships imposed by the government… The officials responsible for the unjust treatment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir must understand that, by doing so, they are not rendering a great service to the country; rather, they are doing a disservice. The people of Jammu and Kashmir are entitled to the same rights as those from any other place.”
Lashing out at the traditional political parties, the Apni Party President said these parties are responsible for the prevailing situation that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are suffering from. He said, “
“These parties, especially the two family-based parties, have remained in power for years and decades, yet they have failed to create enough avenues for the economic empowerment of the people,” he said. “On the other hand, the emotional sloganeering by these parties has created an unconducive environment here, which has eventually led to deaths and destruction here.”
Bukhari assured the people that the Apni Party, when mandated to serve, would ensure the economic empowerment of the people of J&K. “I promise you that if the Apni Party is given the mandate to form a government here, we will explore the potential of our natural resources to create reliable avenues and build infrastructure, generating employment opportunities. We are committed to ensuring the economic empowerment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
Addressing the convention, the party’s senior vice president Ghulam Hassan Mir reiterated Apni Party’s call for holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir without any further delay. He said, “In democracies, people have the right to choose their own representatives to place them at the helm,” he said.
