srinagar, February 17 (KNS): Prominent political activists from Bijbehara-Anantnag and Keran-Kupwara on Wednesday joined the Apni Party at the Party office in Lal Chowk, Srinagar.
As per the statement issued to Kashmir news service, The joining took place in presence of Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Vice President Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, General Secretary Rafi Ahmad Mir, Provincial President Kashmir Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Media Advisor Farooq Andrabi, District President Kupwara Raja Manzoor, Provincial Secretary Javid Mirchal, In-charge Ganderbal Javid Ahmad Mir, In-charge Bijbehara Tariq Shah Veeri, Advocate Raja Showkat, Bilal Arif, Mudasir Ahmad Dar and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat.
On the occasion prominent political activists from Bijbehara joined the Party including Ghulam Hyder Shah (Councillor-Bijbehara Town), Farooq Ahmad Ganei, Manzoor Ahmad Zargar, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Bashir Ahmad Shah, Abdul Majeed, Bashir Ahmad Dar, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, Feroz Ahmad Shah, Ashiq Hussain Shah, Shiraz Hussain Wani, Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Akram Bhat, Mohammad Yusuf Hajam, Showkat Ahmad Gadhanji, Nazir Ahmad Bhat, Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat.
The Political activists who joined from Keran Constituency included: Abdul Kabir Bhat (Panch-Keran), Khawaja Sheeraz Joo, Abdul Hameed Bhat, Zameer Ahmad Khan, Haji Ilyas Khan, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat, Feroz Bhat and Haji Mangta Lone.
Bukhari was addressing a day long joining convention wherein he took a strong jibe over the recent comments made by various local political leaders over the restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
“I hear the hollow cries from certain local leaders who are saying that they don’t want JK to get its Statehood back. I find taint in their motives. Whose A-team are they playing now? They have always played with the emotions of the people of J&K and now I feel that with such propaganda they are adamant over the devastation of our people,” Bukhari remarked.
He said that the same leaders who are lamenting and shedding crocodile tears today are responsible for maliciously destroying the peace and prosperity of J&K for their selfish gains.
Moreover, the Party President welcomed the new entrants saying that the restoration of Statehood is a prime concern of the Party.
“Our party will leave no stone unturned until statehood is reinstated. This is my commitment on behalf of my party that we will never compromise on this issue even though some are now giving a silent nod to it.” Bukhari said.
The new entrants thanked the Party leadership for providing them with such a platform and avowed to strengthen the party at grass root levels.(KNS)