Restore Statehood before elections in J&K: Bukhari demands

Srinagar, Sep 7 (UNI) Demanding restoration of statehood before holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Apni Party (AP) president Altaf Bukhai said he’s played a pivotal role in breaking the political logjam relenting efforts with regard to safeguarding the rights and interests of the people of J&K Bukhari on Tuesday said that people expect an early restoration of Statehood ahead of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bukhari was addressing a function at the Party office in Lal Chowk where scores of prominent political workers including former State Secretary Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Mohammad Maqnool Bhat and various Panchayat representatives from Handwara-Kupwara joined Apni Party.
Former minister Bukhari said that the Party leadership played a pivotal role in breaking the political logjam relenting efforts with regard to safeguarding the rights and interests of the people of J&K.
He said that the Apni Party believes in the service of people and has from day one pursued the issues that matter the most for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “We have never indulged in deceitful politics. What we said on day one, we have maintained that stand and have never compromised or shied away from voicing the concerns of people in and outside J&K,” he added.
Bukhari said that the Apni Party believes in the significance of a political worker who kept the democratic process alive despite the turbulence in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the Apni Party will never compromise on its socio-economic and political agenda and will ensure that whatever has been promised is delivered on the ground.