Srinagar: A jubilant atmosphere was witnessed here at the Apni Party headquarters in Srinagar today as the party leaders gathered to commemorate the nation’s 77th Independence Day.

During the event, the party’s president,  Altaf Bukhari, hoisted the tricolour to mark Independence Day.

According to a press note issued here, the party office brimmed with festivity as the party chief raised the national flag. The leaders and senior workers present there sang the national anthem and voiced patriotic chants.

Following the event,  Bukhari spoke to the present reporters, extending greetings to the people on this Independence Day.

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He said, “This occasion holds immense importance as we are celebrating our nation’s 77th Independence Day, today. On this day in 1947, India achieved its liberation after a long struggle and countless sacrifices against British colonial rule. I extend my greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country on this day of independence. May these celebrations bring tranquility and prosperity to the lives of the citizens of this country.”

The prominent party leaders present on the occasion included Party’s Parliamentary Affairs Committee Chairman Mohammad Dilawar Mir, Vice President Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, Vice President Usman Majid, General Secretary Rafi Ahmad Mir, Provincial President Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Senior party leader Mayor of Srinagar Junaid Azim Mattu, State Secretary & Spokesperson Muntazir Mohiuddin, Media Advisor Syed Farooq Andrabi, District President Kupwara Raja Manzoor, State Convenor Haji Parvez, District President Srinagar Noor Mohammad Sheikh, Senior Leader Yawar Mir, Provincial President of the party’s Women Wing Dilshada Shaheen, Senior Vice President District Srinagar Mohammad Shafi Mir, Incharge of Srinagar’s Eidgah constituency Mohammad Ashraf Palpori, Shoib Dar, Mohsin Zafffar Shah, Khalid Rathore, Noor Mohammad Khan, Jeelani Kumar, Peer Wajahat, Sheikh Nisar, Ashraf Dar, Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Afroza Ji, Tanveer Pathan, Masarat Ali, Irshad Ahmad Shah, Robin Singh, Bilal Ahmad Shah, Nazir Ahmad Dar, Mohammad Shafi Dar, Adil Ahmad, Aijaz Rasool, Mohammad Saleem Bhat, and others.