Srinagar, January 4:(KNS) Apni Party leader and district president Anantnag Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of Mother of Anis-ul-Islam, the Party youth leader who contested the recently held DDC elections from Block Sagam.

In a condolence message issued here, Rather said the deceased was ailing from some time and finally passed away last night. He prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and expressed his deepest sympathies with the bereaved family, especially Anis-ul-Islam.

“I pray to Almighty Allah to give courage and patience to the bereaved family to bear with this irreparable loss. The thoughts and prayers of Apni Party leadership are with our party colleague and his family at this difficult hour,” he added.(KNS)