NC, PDP power hungry, have no political agenda for betterment of J&K: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar, Dec 07: Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president and former minister Syed Altaf Bukhari on Monday said that the twin parties including National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are power hungry and have no political agenda for betterment of Jammu and Kashmir.

He added that the core agenda of his party is to bring back the Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer KNO, Bukhari while talking to media persons after the party convention at Chadoora Budgam, said that the parties who are hungry for power are involved in various scandals and have befooled people so far.

“If someone has encroached upon the land illegally under the scheme (Roshni Scheme), he should be exposed and strict action should be taken against those involved in the scam,” Bukhari told reporters here in Chadoora.

“Our core agenda is to bring back Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Our politics is pure and clean, we don’t carry any emotional slogans like others,” he added. Bukhari further said that both NC and PDP leadership is power hungry and are trying to spoil the atmosphere.

“Basically PDP and NC is power-hungry and are trying to spoil the peaceful atmosphere for their petty political gains by making baseless statements, as they have no political agenda for the betterment of Jammu and Kashmir,” Bukhari said.

“The purpose of the party is to provide an alternative to people of Kashmir, who have been fooled in the name of autonomy and self-rule over the years,” he said, adding that the party will purely work on promises based on realistic issues and not falsehood.

Meanwhile, Bukhari as per a statement said that besides restoration of Statehood, comprehensive domicile laws for protection of land and jobs; the agenda of his Party revolves around holistic and equitable development of all the regions and sub-regions of Jammu and Kashmir.

Campaigning for Apni Party contesting candidates in the ongoing District Development Councils (DDC) polls, Bukhari addressed a public meeting at Chadoora in district Budgam.

He was accompanied by Party Vice President Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, Provincial President Mohammad Ashraf Mir, state secretary and district president Muntazir Mohi-ud-Din, media advisor Farooq Andrabi, Party leaders Ghulam Nabi Namthali, Mushtaq Zuhama, Javed Junaid and the Party’s contesting candidates of Chadoora.

Addressing the meeting, Bukhari said that the era of emotive politics is over and the people have realized that they have been exploited to the hilt by the political parties who have been in power in J&K since decades.

“Seeing the results of indifferent and apathetic attitude of the political parties who ruled Jammu and Kashmir for decades and have failed to improve its developmental index; Apni Party pledges to implement its developmental plans in letter and spirit on the ground,” he remarked.

Bukhari said that development in all the regions and sub regions of J&K, urban and rural areas alike, has become a big casualty due to self centric approach of political parties who are unfortunately again trying to hoodwink the public opinion by making false and misleading promises and indulging in emotive politics.

“DDC elections are purely meant for holistic development of a district and can’t be assumed as some kind resolution to any political issues. The people should exercise their franchise and make the successful candidates accountable for their developmental needs in their respective areas,” Bukhari added.

Terming the Apni Party as a dependable political platform for the people of J&K, Bukhari said as…