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Srinagar, Aug 28 (UNI) Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday said that the alliances between regional and national parties have repeatedly caused sufferings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Bukhari said, as seen in the 1987, 2008, and 2014 assembly elections “the coalition governments formed from these elections have caused significant turmoil, leading to deaths and destruction in the region.”
He reaffirmed that the Apni Party will contest the upcoming assembly election independently, without seeking or offering support to any other political entity.
The Apni Party leader made these comments while campaigning in his home constituency Chanapora, where he engaged with voters and urged their vote and support.
Talking to reporters, Bukhari, responding to a question about the relationship between India and Pakistan said, “Instead of focussing on these matters, I am more concerned about the grievances and issues of the local population in Jammu and Kashmir”.
He said Apni Party manifesto has made promises such as “releasing prisoners, granting general amnesty to youth facing charges, filling two lakh vacant government jobs, regularising daily wagers, granting minority status to the Sikh community, facilitating the return of Kashmiri Pandits, providing free electricity to households, enhancing old age pensions, and financial assistance for the marriages of poor girls.
We believe these are the real issues, and we are committed to addressing them. Whether trade relations between India and Pakistan are restored is a matter for the governments of the two nations to decide.”
On Jamaat-e-Islami candidates filed nomination papers as independent candidates Bukhari said, “I have always supported religious organisations and their leaders because I believe that they play an important role in improving society”.
He said the younger generation and future generations need guidance from religious institutions and Islamic scholars to lead lives with high moral standards.
“I am pleased to see that some candidates from religious parties are in the poll fray. This also reflects a positive shift in the situation in Jammu and Kashmir,”Bukhari said.
