Waris Fayaz
Srinagar, Sep 09 (KNO): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn its support for senior leader Taj Mohi-u-Din in Uri constituency after Apni Party extended its support to him. The PDP states that it will now field their own candidate for the upcoming elections from Uri constituency.
Confirming the development, PDP's Mohammad Rafique Rather said that they are ideologically apart from the Apni Party. It became natural for them to withdraw the support after Apni Party announced its support to him.
“I had already informed PDP during the press conference that the Apni Party was supporting me,” he said.
Earlier, Apni Party led by the former minister Syed Altaf Bukhari Monday announced support to independent candidate and former minister Taj Mohi ud Din from Uri constituency in the upcoming assembly elections.
Bukhari while addressing a news conference confirmed the decision and said they are identifying the constituencies where they will be supporting the independents for the wellbeing of the people. “Mehbooba Mufti has been changing her statements like the weather conditions,” Bukhari said while replying to a query on calling the parties proxies of BJP, adding that Apni Party doesn't want to make elections tasteless by making statements against anyone. “We don't want to discuss A B C teams here. If we discuss it then NC and PDP would be in A+ and we will come in the category of A-,” he said.
