Asks it to come clear on the division of J&K
Jammu, Aug 21: The entire District Congress Committee unit of Kishtwar under the leadership Mohinder Singh Parihar and retired Principal District Sessions Judge, Ashok Shan among others on Friday joined Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) at Gandhi Nagar.
In a statement to the press here, the JKAP spokesperson of the party said that they had organised an impressive function to the party’s headquarters to welcome the entire District Congress Committee, Kishtwar, Youth Congress leaders, National Students Union of India (NSUI) prominent persons and entire District Congress Committee joined the J&K Apni Party.
The joining was facilitated by the Ex-MLC and senior leader of J&K Apni Party from Kishtwar, Syed Asgar Ali.
The JKAP senior leaders welcomed JKAP Ex-District Congress Committee (DDC), President, Kishtwar, Mohinder Singh Parihar, JKPCC, Executive Member, Mohammed Aslam Malik, Block Congress Committee, president, Trigam, Kishtwar, Master Ghulam Mohammed Ganaie, DDC Vice President, Abdul Latief Choubdar, Minority Cell District, President, Kishtwar, Nazir Ahmed Sheikh, NSUI District President, Umar Mingno,
General Secretary NSUI, Kishtwar, Arshad Wani, Block Congress Committee (BCC) Vice President, Marwah, Mohammed Abdullah, District Congress Committee, Daligate, Mohammed Skinder, General Secretary, PPU, Ayaiz Ahmed Zargar, Secretary, Youth Congress, Umair Mushtaq, retired District and Session, Judge, Ashok Shan, Jagdesh Raj Rana, retired DySP Ghulam Mohammed, Ghulam Nabi Waza and others in the party folds.
They were welcomed into the party by the JKAP’s senior leaders including former minister Mohammed Dilawar Mir, former Minister Aijaz Ahmed Khan, former minister Manjit Singh, Ex-MLA Kamal Arora, Ex-MLC Vijay Bakaya, Ex-MLC Syed Asgar Ali, senior leader Vikram Malhotra, senior leader Namrata Sharma, leader Raqeeq Ahmed Khan, Abhay Bakaya, Ajaz Kazmi, Shanker Singh Chib, former Senior Additional Advocate General Nirmal Kotwal, Madan Lal Chalotra, Sohan Singh Sodi, Bodh Raj Bhagat, Gourav Kapoor, Vabhav Mattoo, Surdeesh Rana, Vajinder Singh, Sahil Wazir and others.
Speaking on the occasion, the senior leader and former minister Mohammed Dilawar Mir said that the people are joining JKAP because of the pragmatic and positive political approach in the party’s on various issues confronted by the people in Jammu and Kashmir.
Raising his serious concern over attempts to further promote division of J&K regions, Mir questioned a political party for its failure to take up statehood issues before the Government.
“National Conference leaders have been reviving demand for separate Statehood for Jammu region which reveals their political motive to further widen division in Jammu and Kashmir regions,” Mir said expressing his concern over the “divisive politics.”
Mir said that “We always stand for statehood and unity among the two regions of J&K. We never propagate statehood for a region.”
He asked the National Leaders to come clear on their statement whether they want further division of J&K or what was the motive of their statements.”
Meanwhile, Ex-MLC Syed Asgar Ali welcomed the Congress Party leaders in the J&K Apni Party and hoped that “It will strengthen the party.”
After joining JKAP, the Ex-DCC Kishtwar President, Mohinder Singh Parihar said “There must be a healthy opposition in a democracy and it was missing because of some people who had boycotted the political activities.”He said that the political environment was missing before the foundation of J&K Apni Party which has come as a ray of hope for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
