PAGD, BJP creating division in J&K before Assembly polls: Manjit

Apni Party provincial president Manjit Singh addressing public meeting at Sunderbani on Monday.
Apni Party provincial president Manjit Singh addressing public meeting at Sunderbani on Monday.

Excelsior Correspondent

NOWSHERA, July 25: Apni Party Provincial president for Jammu and former minister Manjit Singh today said the PAGD is working in collusion to strengthen BJP in Jammu province as per a secret alliance to spread divisive agenda before Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
District president, Rajouri Rural and In-charge Kalakote, Sunderbani and Nowshera, Bushan Uppal alongwith his team members including Capt Ajeet Singh, Capt Madan Lal, Sarpanch Ram Lal, Rattan Lal, Kali Dass, Capt Kamal Singh, Mohinder Lal and others accorded grand welcome to the provincial president Manjit Singh and other leaders who accompanied him at Sunderbani Dak Bungalow. The party leaders discussed various developmental and organizational issues.
Addressing a Party leaders and workers meeting / convention in Sunderbani, the former minister said that the PAGD has adopted its previous agenda and helped the BJP to gain lost ground in Jammu ahead of Assembly polls.
“They are hand in glove with BJP. They advocate an aggressive agenda of division between Jammu and Kashmir regions and the Apni Party has exposed these political parties as they want power by exploiting the emotions of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.
He said that thousands of people have joined the Apni Party and appreciated the policies and agenda of the Apni Party while expressing their faith in the leadership of Syed Mohd Altaf Bukhari. The traditional political parties have been exposed and in this situation, no one trusts them anymore. Hence, they have joined hands with BJP to create division between the people of two regions by highlighting emotional issues and regaining the lost power and trust of the people.
He said that over 61000 daily wagers still wait for their regularization, recruitment process under BJP rule in J&K have turned into major scams and the job aspirants have been brought on the roads.
He demanded restoration of Statehood to J&K before Assembly polls. “The elections are must to end the discrimination with rural population and regions. The Apni Party will ensure equitable development of all the regions without disparity,” he added.
Prominent among those who were present on the occasion include Provincial vice president and Ex-MLA Faqir Nath, Arun Chibber, Dr Rohit Gupta, Ajaz Kazmi, Vipul Bali and others.