Srinagar Jan 6 (KNS) : In a major development, a prominent Congress leader Dr Asif Khanday along with hundreds of workers on Friday joined Ghulam Nabi Azad led Democratic Azad Party. On the occasion, Mr Azad said that joining of Mr Khanday will infuse the new blood in the party and would galvanise its cadre. “Together we shall take this march of development forward,” Said Mr. Azad, adding that if his party is elected to power after elections, the remaining developmental projects of Ramban district will be completed in triple shifts. “When I was the chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, I ensured this Ramban district particularly Banihal get all the required developmental projects. We speeded up the works of execution after sanctioning hospitals, schools, roads, colleges and other infrastructural projects. I assure you once we are back in power after elections this district will become the centre of economic activities,” he said. Mr Azad said his party is aiming to promote the youth on Jammu Kashmir’s political landscape and with the joining of influential and educated youth, DAP is becoming the major political force of UT.
He said DAP is the party of youth and encourages fresh blood into its fold since youth is the future of the country.
Mr Azad, however, was excited to see the response of the people in Banihal who urged him to hold the mega political rally in the district. Azad assured them that soon he will come to Ramban district to hold the political rally.
Azad, however, wished a good luck to some political leaders who re-joined Congress.
He said those who claim to be the top leaders have actually no constituency to contest elections after fresh delimitation.
He said they were taken into the party fold since he respected them. “But they couldn’t digest my respect and I can wish them goodluck,”. Among others present on the occasion were Vice Chairman G.M.Saroori, Treasurer Taj Mohiuddin, Chief Spokesperson Salman Nizami, Secretary Arun Raju, Mohd Amin Bhatt, Bilal Peer, Ab Gani Khan, Sujada Bashir, Mushtaq Khanday, Amir Rasool, Khalid Tufail, Shafiq Shabnam, Firdous Nabi, Farooq Wani, Mohd Iqbal Naik, Gh Nabi Sohil, Gh Nabi Naik, Ab Gani Wani, Asghar Rasool, Shariq Mir, Azhar Ahmed. (KNS)