Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari chairs provincial meeting in Jammu
JK News Today
Jammu, August 3: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday chaired a high-level provincial meeting in Jammu, where senior leaders and party functionaries from across the region deliberated on the prevailing political situation, public grievances, governance issues and some important organisational matters.
According to a press release issued by the party here, the participants briefed the party president on the prevailing political situation, pressing public issues, and public grievances. They also apprised him of the government’s failure to address these issues. They also thoroughly discussed important party matters and took several decisions on this occasion.
In his address, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari urged that party leaders and senior workers to intensify their political and public outreach activities in their respective areas and ensure they are closely in touch with the people.
Reiterating Apni Party’s demand, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari called upon the Government of India to initiate a meaningful dialogue with the people of Jammu and Kashmir to address their genuine issues and aspirations.
He said that the “Hon’ble Prime Minister is himself committed to bridging the distance between the hearts of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country.” He said that “this is the right time to initiate dialogue with the people to bridge the trust deficit and address their issues and concerns.”
Taking a swipe at the J&K government, Apni Party president alleged that it had failed to live up to the expectations of the people despite receiving a strong public mandate.
“The government has dishonoured the massive public mandate it received by ignoring pressing public issues and grievances,” he said. He further stated that people had voted with the expectation that the ruling dispensation would resolve their day-to-day problems and fulfil the promises made during the election campaign.
The prominent leaders who were present at the meeting included Party General Secretary Vijay Bakaya; Provincial President, Jammu, Manjit Singh; Vice President and Chairman of the ST Wing, Jammu Province, Saleem Alam; Provincial Vice President Arun Chiber; Secretary and In-charge of the Trade Wing, Ajaz Kazmi; District Secretary and In-charge of the Minority Wing, Balbir Singh; Secretary and In-charge of the OBC Wing, Bhagat Ram; In-charge of the Peer Panjal region, Arun Sharma; District President, Jammu Urban, Abhay Bakaya; District President, Doda, Adil Wani; District President, Samba, Raman Thapa; District President, Jammu Rural (A), Pushap Dev Uppal; District President, Rajouri, Manzoor Bukhari; District President, Jammu Rural (B), Adv. Harpreet Singh; District President, Rajouri Rural (Nowshera & Kalakote), Vicky Soodan; District President, Kishtwar, Mashood Mattoo; SC Wing President, Bodh Raj Bhagat; Kisan Wing President, Badri Sharma; Provincial President of the Women Wing, Pavneet Kour; Provincial Party Spokesperson, Raqeeq Khan Ahmed; Provincial Media In-charge, Vaibhav Mattoo; Provincial Joint Secretary, Mohammad Asif; Senior Vice President, District Jammu, Neelam Gupta; Vice President, District Samba, Farooq Chouhan; Secretary, District Jammu Urban, Sheekha Bhardwaj; Women Wing District President (Jammu Rural), Ritu Pandita; Zonal President, Surankote, Massarat Hayat Malik; senior leader Zulfiqar Kazmi; youth leader Imraan Tantrey; and several other party leaders and workers.
