Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 20: A day after former Finance Minister Syed Altaf Bukhari was expelled from the party, PDP’s Amira Kadal and Habba Kadal zone presidents HAVE resigned from the party.
In his resignation letter addressed to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, Mohammad Ashraf Dar, Zonal president of Amira Kadal constituency, today said the sequel to the disparaging political development especially the manner in which the party affairs are being run by the PDP leadership, “it has become clear to me that I will not be able to fulfill my party responsibility, as we would both wish to.”
“During my long association with this party from year 2000, I witnessed many political phases, wherein this party was trying to prove itself as a viable political alternative for the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
“But unfortunately the present situation within the party especially after the demise of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, I have come to conclusion that this party is not following the footsteps of late Mufti Saheb and the principles for which it was established”, said Dar in his resignation letter.
“In light of the above mentioned facts, I hereby tender resignation from my basic membership and as the Zone President of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Amira Kadal constituency with effect from 20-1-2019”, read the letter.
The Habba Kadal constituency incharge of the PDP, Mudasir Amin Khan has also resigned from the party.
In a letter addressed to Mehbooba, Khan said he was tendering his resignation from the basic membership of the party. “Madam,I am writing to let you know that I have decided to resign from Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as Incharge of its Habakadal Assembly constituency as well as its primary membership, effective this day,” he said in his letter.
Khan said it was with much hope and belief that the people of Jammu and Kashmir gave a mandate to JKPDP under the leadership of late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Saheb in the last Assembly elections.
“However, the dismal performance under the PDP led Government after his demise, people of Jammu and Kashmir not only suffered socio-economically but I personally believe that the principles which had led to the foundation of this party were observed in breach,” he said.
Khan said that he was resigning from the party in view of the present political circumstances, especially the way party leadership was running its affairs.
The PDP zonal president for Habba Kadal Constituency, Jeelani Kumar, also resigned from the party today. He also cited the PDP leaderships way of working as the reason for this resignation.
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