| Syed Altaf Bukhari, Ghulam Hassan Mir lash out at ruling National Conference over its failures, deceptions | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 14: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir, who are currently on an outreach tour of the Pir Panjal region, lashed out at the ruling National Conference, accusing it of failures and deception.
They were addressing a workers' convention at the Conference Hall in Dak Bungalow, Rajouri, on Tuesday. Party's Provincial President, Jammu, Manjit Singh, District President Rajouri Syed Manzoor Bukhari, and several other senior leaders also addressed the gathering. This event was organised by Syed Manzoor Bukhari.
In his speech, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari took a swipe at the ruling National Conference, alleging that "instead of fulfilling its primary responsibility of ensuring effective governance and accelerating the development of Jammu and Kashmir, the government has been misleading people with false promises and emotional slogans."
He urged people to stop repeatedly falling prey to what he described as the ruling party's tactics and to tell it that "enough is enough."
"Developmental work has come to a standstill. In several areas, people still do not have access to potable drinking water. Many schools lack even basic toilet facilities. Yet, this government appears least concerned about these issues. Instead, it remains focused on keeping people occupied with emotional slogans to divert attention from its failures," he said.
Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari also appealed to the people to remain united despite the attempts by parties like the BJP and the NC to divide them. He said, "During the elections, the BJP polarised Hindu voters in Jammu, and eventually Muslims got united in favour of the NC. The fact is that we never had such issues here before. The diversity of religions and communities is what makes us unique and defines the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We ought to preserve communal harmony at all costs, despite the provocations by political forces, who divide people for political dividends."
He said that "following the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A in August 2019, everyone was apprehensive that Jammu and Kashmir would lose its demographic identity. Leaders of the Apni Party went to Delhi to meet senior government leaders, including the Hon'ble Prime Minister and the Hon'ble Home Minister, and convinced them to continue the exclusive rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir over land and government jobs. It took us more than three months to convince the Centre on this issue. "We also ensured the release of around 3,200 prisoners during that period. These were among the Apni Party's key contributions soon after the party was established," he added.
Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari reiterated his demand that New Delhi must engage in a dialogue with the people, especially the youth of Jammu and Kashmir, in order to address their issues and grievances.
He expressed his concern over the issues that people in various areas across Pir Panjal areas are facing and said, |
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