Establishing PAGD in the name of protecting Article 370 and 35A was a fraud committed by traditional parties: Apni Party
‘The continued emotional sloganeering by the conventional parties has the potential to bring further suffering to the people; the deceptive political narratives and false promises have ruined the lives of people; this practice ought to be stopped’
Apni Party convenes a provincial meeting aimed at discussing political scenarios, upcoming polls, crucial public issues, and certain party affairs
Srinagar, Dec 6: Apni Party, on Wednesday, lashed out at the traditional parties, including the NC and PDP, for their deceptive political narratives, which have the potential to inflict further suffering on the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Urging these traditional parties to stop fooling the people any further, Apni Party said that “establishing PAGD in the name of protecting Article 370 and 35A was a fraud committed by traditional parties.”
According to a press statement issued here, Apni Party leaders emphasised that the continued emotional sloganeering by these parties has the potential to bring further suffering to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The issue was raised and discussed during an extraordinary meeting, a press statement said.
“Apni Party’s President, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, chaired a crucial party meeting at the party headquarters in Srinagar. The meeting aimed to discuss a range of issues, including the current political scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections, public concerns, and certain party affairs. Party stalwarts and leaders from across the valley attended the meeting, emphasising its significance in addressing prevailing challenges and outlining the future strategy,” the statement said.
“The participants of the meeting had a thorough discussion and exchanged thoughts about important matters and outlined a future strategy in order to strengthen the party further and preparedness for the upcoming parliamentary elections” It added.
“The leaders from all the districts across the valley apprised the leadership about their political and public outreach activities in their respective areas. They also shared their views to contribute to the resolution of certain party matters,” the statement added.
Addressing the occasion, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari expressed satisfaction with the performance and endeavours of the leaders and grassroots-level workers. However, he urged the leaders to maintain their active involvement in political activities and public outreach to ensure widespread awareness of the party’s agenda and policies among the people, the statement further said.
He remarked, “Apni Party is getting public support and acceptance among the masses with each passing day. People trust our unambiguous agenda and policies, and they believe that this party has the capability and potential to elevate Jammu and Kashmir to new heights of prosperity and development. It is our responsibility to meet these public expectations. It is our responsibility to meet these public expectations. We all must speed up our political activities and public outreach to foster a strong connection with the grassroots masses, thus ensuring their understanding of the party’s pro-people agenda and policies. Also, this is the appropriate time to gear up for the forthcoming Lok Sabha.”
On this occasion, the participants in the meeting collectively granted unanimous authority to both the party president and the parliamentary board, empowering them to make decisions pertinent to the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the best interest of the party.
Meanwhile, the senior party leaders, during the meeting talked about the continuous deceptive political narratives by the conventional political parties, especially the NC and PDP. They urged these parties to stop fooling the people of Jammu and Kashmir any further.
According to the statement, the Apni Party leaders, while sharing their views on the issue said, “Traditional political parties, especially the two family-based parties NC and PDP, have always deceived people through their misleading slogans and false promises. They have ruined the lives of the people, especially the youth, over the years. They consistently allure people through emotional sloganeering for their own political gains. History bears witness that these parties have resorted to deceptive slogans like ‘Raishumari,’ ‘Autonomy,’ self-rule, and so on, over the years and decades. Ultimately, people, especially the youth, have fallen prey to these emotional slogans. Such deceptive slogans have led lakhs of youngsters either to jails or to graveyards, especially during the past three decades.”
“Since elections are due, these parties are attempting to fool people in the name of Article 370 and 35A. They try to create an impression that they will reinstate these abrogated articles. In fact, neither do these parties have any authority to reinstate these articles, nor do they have the power to do so. It is up to the Supreme Court to undo the abrogation. However, these traditional parties attempt to gain electoral and other political advantages by deceiving people with their tall claims,” they observed.
Besides the party president the party leaders who attended the extraordinary meeting included Chairman, Parliamentary Committee Mohammad Dilawar Mir, Vice President Zafar Iqbal Manhas, General Secretary Rafi Ahmad Mir, Additional General Secretary Engineer Hilal Ah Shah, Provincial President Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Former Mayor & Senior Leader Junaid Azim Mattu, Chief Coordinator and District President Kulgam Abdul Majeed Pader, Chief Spokesperson Javid Hassan Baigh, Former Legislator and Spokesperson Yawar Dilawar Mir, District President Anantnag Abdul Rahim Rather, District President Kupwara Raja Manzoor, District President Srinagar Noor Mohammad Sheikh, District President Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Mir, State Secretary and District President Budgam Muntazir Mohiuddin, Media Advisor Farooq Andrabi, Provincial Vice President Syed Muzafar Rizwi, Provincial Secretary and Chairman DDC Srinagar Aftab Malik, Vice Chairman DDC and the party’s Coordinator for Kashmir Province Bilal Ah Bhat, Incharge Pampore Constituency and DDC Chairman Mir Altaf, Provincial President for the Youth Wing Khalid Rathore, Provincial President for the Women’s Wing Dilshada Shaheen, State Convener & District Incharge Ganderbal Haji Parvez, State General Secretary for the Party’s ST Wing Khalid Badana, Former MLC and Provincial Secretary Javaid Ah Mirchal, Provincial Joint Secretary Abdul Rahim Wani, Provincial Secretary Kashmir Syed Najeeb Naqvi, Constituency Head Budgam Arshid Ali, Senior Vice President Srinagar District Mohammad Shafi, In charge for the Chanapora Constituency Mushtaq Zuhami, Incharge Khanyar Constituency & District Youth President Moshin Zafar Shah, Senior Vice President and Constituency In charge Habba Kadal Jeelani Hameed Kumar, District Secretary Srinagar Peer Wajahat Nabi, Incharge Eidgah Constituency & Youth General Secretary Ashraf Palpuri, Incharge Patan Constituency Javid Iqbal, Vice District President Pulwama Dilshad Ahmad Malik, Incharge Wagoora Korkeri Constituency Shabir Ahmad Shah, Youth State Secretary Tanveer Hussain Pathan, Incharge Chanapora Constituency Mohammad Ashraf Dar, Incharge Constituency Pulwama Dr. Mir Samiullah, Provencial Coordinator Javaid Ah Mir, Incharge Langat Constituency Mohammad Amin Peer, DDC Member Divesar Kulgam & District President Youth Wing Riyaz Ahmad Bhat, District Secretary Anantnag & Incharge Bijbhera Constituency Tariq Shah Veeri, DDC Member Harwan & Provincial Organizer Kashmir Shabir Ahmad Reshi, Incharge Kupwara Constituency Mohammad Amin Bhat, Incharge Khan Sahib Constituency Dawood Lodhi, District Vice President Kupwara & Incharge Handwara Constituency Abdul Rashid Bhat, Incharge Trehgam Constituency Dr. Noor ud Din Shah, Incharge Berwah Constituency Advocate Sheikh Ishfaq, Incharge Ganderbal Constituency Qazi Umar Farooq, Zone President Ganderbal Bashir Ahmad Wakuri, Vice President District Anantnag Choudhary Abdul Hameed, Zonal President Doru Constituency Syed Fayaz Qadri, Zonal President Zanipur & DDC Member Harman Constituency Zanipura Shopian Abdul Rashid Lone, Provincial Secretary Kashmir Zahid Hussain Jan, Zonal President Chadoora Showkat Ahmad Bhat, Dr. Talat Majid, Zonal President Rajpora Pulwama Farooq Ahmad Shah, Zonal President Devsar Kulgam Fayaz Ahmad Shah, Youth Leader Fahad Andrabi and others.