Apni Party holds public rally at Gouripora
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 30: The president of the Apni Party, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, today, said that parties such as the NC and PDP lack the legitimacy to seek votes from the people in the ongoing Parliamentary polls. He said that the performance of their sitting MPs has been shamefully poor over the past five years, especially regarding the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A. He urged people to relegate these parties to their rightful status by rejecting them through the power of their votes.
He was addressing public rally at Gouripora Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district today.
Altaf Bukhari said, “In the last Parliamentary elections in 2019, parties like NC and PDP sought votes from the people, promising that they would protect Article 370 and 35A in the Parliament. People trusted their commitment and elected NC’s candidates in all three seats in the Valley. The PDP also had its two members in the Rajya Sabha. However, when the testing time came on August 5, 2019, these so-called public representatives chose to remain silent on the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A. They should have resigned in protest against the abrogation of these articles. Furthermore, throughout their five-year tenure, these MPs have neither spoken a word in the interest of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, nor have they done anything to bring economic dividends to the people. Even after these failures, these parties shamelessly come to the people yet again to seek votes. They no longer have the legitimacy to seek votes from the people,” he added.
Talking about the deceptions by the PDP, the Apni Party president said, “In the Assembly elections in 2014, the PDP sought votes from people by promising to keep the BJP out of power in Jammu and Kashmir. People trusted the leadership of this party and gave it the mandate. However, to their utter shock, after winning the election, the PDP joined hands with the same BJP to form a coalition Government here. Two years later, when this Government killed more than two hundred people, mostly children, and blinded dozens of boys and girls, the leader of the PDP justified these killings by heartlessly remarking, ‘Kiya ye Bachay chocolates aur Doodh lene niklay thay’ (Had these children come out of their homes to fetch chocolates and milk for themselves). These ruthless words will always haunt people in Kashmir. “I wonder how these leaders get the courage to shamelessly approach people seeking votes, yet again,” he added.
He urged people to reject these parties through the power of their votes. He said, “You must show these deceptive parties their right place by denying your vote to them.”
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