Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 10: The bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal today quit politics and resigned from the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement, the party he founded last year after quitting the Civil Services.
“Dr Shah Faesal had informed State Executive Members that he is not in a position to continue with political activities and wants to be freed from the responsibilities of the organization”, a statement issued by JKPM said.
“Keeping in view this request, it was decided to accept his request so that he can better continue with his life and contribute whichever way he chooses,” the statement read.
There was no word on his future plans, though reports in the local media said he might be joining the administration again.
Shah Faesal, 37, who topped the 2010 Civil Services exam quit his job in January 2019. One of the most vocal critics of the Centre’s move to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, he was arrested last year and booked under PSA in February and released last month.
In March last year, Shah Faesal had formed the JKPM, saying it would prove a platform to young people and would welcome seasoned political leaders with an unblemished record.
The party today appointed its Vice President Feroze Peerzada as the interim president till formal elections can be held for the post of party president.
They newly appointed President JKPM Peerzada clarified that he is not sure whether Dr Shah Feasel will rejoin administration. “I’m not sure whether Dr Shah Faesal will rejoin administration but he disassociated himself from JKPM and day-to-day politics of J&K”, he said.
“May be he will go for further studies as he is fond of acquiring knowledge”, he maintained.
“The political value of Kashmir has been razed to ground. There is a vast difference between politics of pre-August 2019 and today. Article 370 and 35(A) are no more”, Peerzada mentioned.
“The value of CM has been degraded to Div Com. So what can you expect from such a situation”, he added.
Peerzada said: “We tried a lot to persuade Dr Faesal to continue as party president but we couldn’t win over. From last one month we used every effort to lure him but of no avail.”
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