Bukhari urges Apni Party cadre to intensify public outreach across J&K

Altaf Bukhari with new entrants in Apni Party at Srinagar on Wednesday.
Altaf Bukhari with new entrants in Apni Party at Srinagar on Wednesday.

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, July 20: Urging the party leaders, workers, and functionaries to enhance their political activities and public outreach programme in every part of Jammu and Kashmir, the Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari has said that the common people have high expectations from the party as they trust its unambiguous agenda and policies.
Bukhari was speaking in an event at the party headquarter in Srinagar, wherein a number of political activists from Karnah and a large group from the Sikh community joined the Apni Party today.
According to a press note, the new entrants from Karnah of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district include Congress Party’s Block President Haji Mohammad Shah, retired Police Sub Inspector (SI) Mehmood Khan, retired Police Sub Inspector Abdul Hameed Mughal, Haji Mehboob Shah, Zahoor Ahmad Shah, Sarpanch Syed Talib Hussain Shah, Haji Rashid, Rtd Police Sub Inspector Basheer Shah, and others.
In another event at the party headquarters, a large group from the Sikh community also joined the Apni Party. Prominent among them were: former President Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Srinagar Master Kuldeep Singh, former Vice President Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Srinagar Sardar Moti Singh, former Treasurer Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Srinagar Gurdeep Singh, Harjeet Singh Sawhney, Surendar Singh, Makhan Singh, Karan Singh, Channa Singh and others.
Addressing the new entrants, Syed Altaf Bukhari said: “I welcome you into the party fold, and I am sure that your joining will strengthen the party further. Every time new people join our hands, we get encouraged because new joining from each and every part of J&K is an indication that the people have full faith in Apni Party’s clear-cut agenda, which is to work for sustained peace, durable prosperity, and the development in Jammu and Kashmir.”
Bukhari assured the new entrants that they will find the party leadership hand in glove with them when they work for the benefit of the common masses in their respective areas. He said: “You must go out and work for the public interest and you will find the party leadership behind you like a rock.”
The Apni Party’s District President Srinagar Noor Mohammad Sheikh, District President Kupwara Raja Manzoor, District Coordinator Tanbir Singh, General Secretary of the party’s ST Wing Khalid Badana, Party leader Mushtaq Zuhami, and Youth leader Irfan Zaragar were present on these occasions.