Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Apni Party president, Altaf Bukhari today urged the people of the Budgam Assembly constituency to extend their support to the party’s candidate, Mukhtar Ahmad Dar, in the upcoming Assembly elections.
He made the appeal while addressing a party convention in the Humhama area of the constituency today.
Addressing a gathering Bukhari reminded people how the leaders of traditional parties come to the people only when they need their votes.
“Do you remember when Jammu and Kashmir was stripped of its 200-year-old statehood, special status, and other constitutional rights on August 5, and the leaders of traditional parties chose to remain silent at that crucial time? They remained absent when people needed them the most following the unfortunate events of August 5, 2019. They come to you only to seek your votes so that they can attain power for themselves,”he said.
“Today is the by-election, and it is clear that these elections are not meant to form a government. Yet, I appeal to you to support the Apni Party candidate so that he can raise your issues before the Government. Apni Party candidate Mukhtar Ahmad Dar belongs to you-he is one of you, and he understands your issues and problems. Therefore, he truly deserves to represent you. I assure you that he will not disappoint you but will do everything possible to have the pressing public issues of this constituency resolved,” he added.
Taking dig at the traditional political parties, Bukhari said, “These parties and their leaders have always served the interests of New Delhi at the cost of the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.”
Senior leaders Javaid Mustafa Mir, Abdul Majeed Paddar, Mohd Ashraf Mir, Farooq Andrabi, Yawar Dilawar Mir, Ishrat Bashir, Dr Harbaksh Singh and others were also present on the occasion.
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