Will make Anantnag-Rajouri two separate constituencies if elected to power: Bukhari

Srinagar, May 23: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday said that delimitation has done a “grave injustice” to people of south Kashmir, who have been merged with the Poonch-Rajouri region, asserting Anantnag-Rajouri will be made two separate Lok Sabha constituencies if Apni Party is elected to power.
Speaking to reporters in south Kashmir’s Anantnag on the sidelines of a public rally, Bukhari said people’s warm inclination towards Apni Party is encouraging.
He said the exercise of delimitation has done grave injustice to the people of south Kashmir who have been linked to the other side of the mountain – Poonch & Rajouri. “If the Apni Party is elected to power the constituency will be separated into two Lok Sabha seats,” he said, adding, “Success is the destination of the Apni Party as people’s inclination towards the party’s manifesto is heartwarming.”
Hitting out at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, Bukhari said “I am waiting for Mehbooba Mufti’s answer that where from twenty lakh rupees have reached to an account in Mendhar amidst ongoing Lok Sabha elections”.
He reiterated that Article 370 has been buried now. “We have already said that only the Supreme Court or Parliament can return it back to Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370 is nowhere now. It is buried. But whatever be the good for people of Jammu and Kashmir, Apni Party will ensure that,” Bukhari said.