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| Stop testing youth patience, empower them to excel in every field: Altaf Bukhari | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 16: Calling upon the youth to take an active role in shaping the future of Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said meaningful political change could come only when the younger generation takes charge of the region's political and social affairs.Bukhari was addressing a joining programme at the party headquarters in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, where former NSUI Joint Secretary Tableen Bobarai, along with nearly 200 youths and around 100 prominent citizens from Arnia, joined the Apni Party under his leadership. Prominent among those who joined included Rajwant Singh Raji, Sagar Singh Charak ,Buta Singh ,Alyas ,Irfan, Jaskaran.The programme was organised by J&K Apni Party Jammu Provincial President S. Manjit Singh.Welcoming the new entrants, Bukhari congratulated Tavleen Singh and the other members of the joining groups and expressed confidence that their induction would further strengthen the party at the grassroots level.Tavleen said the decision to join the Apni Party was influenced by what he described as its emphasis on speaking openly about issues confronting the people.
Speaking in the context of the new entrants, Bukhari said the youth represented the most important segment of society and should not remain mere spectators in political affairs."You have to bring the change. Until you bring the change, the politics of Jammu and Kashmir will also not improve," he said, urging the young entrants to actively participate in public life.Bukhari said the younger generation had to take responsibility for the future of Jammu and Kashmir and focus political attention on issues that directly affected their lives.
He also told the new entrants that they had not joined the Apni Party to become employees of any individual or family, but had been provided a political platform to serve the people."This is a party of the people, for the people," he said, while asking the new members to remain connected with their respective communities.
Interacting with reporters after the joining programme, Bukhari spoke at length on a range of issues confronting Jammu and Kashmir, with healthcare, unemployment, statehood restoration, electricity, governance and political accountability dominating the interaction.On the ongoing strike by National Health Mission (NHM) employees and their demand for an increase in remuneration, Bukhari termed their demand legitimate and urged the administration to wake up and address their grievances. He questioned the functioning of the health administration and said that the Chief Secretary, being the head of the administration, must take serious note of the problems confronting the health sector and ensure corrective measures.
Responding to a question on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Bukhari said the immediate concern should be the survival and well-being of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He questioned the priority being given to wider political debates when basic healthcare services remain inadequate. "UCC is for those people who will stay alive," he said, stressing that his immediate concern was to ensure that people had access to hospitals, doctors and essential medical services. |
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