Jammu Tawi, Nov 23: Apni Party President Syed Mohammed
Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday said people have rejected the
divisive politics in Jammu and Kashmir which was responsible for
seven decades of suffering.
Addressing a joining programme here, Bukhari said that Apni
Party is committed for equitable development without playing with
the emotions of the people.
In this programme, prominent social activist and former general
secretary of Bar Association, Samba, Lovely Mangol joined Apni
Party with his supporters. They were welcomed into the Party by
Altaf Bukhari.
Bukhari hoped that his joining would strengthen the party in
Samba district and expressed gratitude towards the people who
have expressed their faith in the party and its leadership.
He said that the people have accepted the politics of
development and rejected the politics of hate and division. “We
promise what is achievable without misleading the people to gain
their support. The people of J&K have remained the victim of
these traditional political parties who promoted divisive politics
and restored to emotional sloganeering,” he said.
He said that “We believe that the issues of Jammu as well as
Kashmir Regions are similar and their concerns must be
addressed equally by providing them equal opportunity with
regard to development and employment.”
He said that the unemployment which has grown from the last
several years needs to be addressed timely before it is too late by
the Govt but the LG administration has failed on all fronts.
“The bureaucracy has been creating hurdles and delaying the
development. Shockingly the recruitments turned out to be major
scams in J&K and it has shaken the faith of the unemployed
youth on the recruitment agencies. It was claimed that the
recruitments would be conducted with honesty and transparency
but the opposite is happening,” he said.
He said that “These things can be corrected when there is a
popular Govt in J&K. Hence, the holding of assembly elections is
a must and the restoration of statehood will restore the lost faith
of the people in the Govt and in the administration.”
He said that the Apni Party is committed to protect the rights of
the people and the natural resources of Jammu and Kashmir for
the local residents.
“The people in Kathua, Samba, Jammu and other districts have
serious objections against the outsiders grabbing their natural
resources, contracts and other sectors due to which the locals
have lost their source of earning,” he said.
He said that the industrial sector established in Samba and
Kathua districts have employed outsiders.
“Employment must be reserved for the local unemployed youth in
the industrial sector in J&K and accordingly required skills should
be provided to them so that the growing unemployment issue can
be addressed,” he said.
He also demanded advertisement of all the vacant posts in
various Govt Departments for fast track recruitment and special
on the spot recruitment drives for the border residents of J&K in
security forces
