Srinagar, Jun 22 : Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling All Party Meeting (APM) on June 24 at New Delhi, Apni Party (AP)on Tuesday said the party will not compromise on the interest of people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Hope Delhi meeting proves to be a prelude to a purpose-oriented political-process”, AP General Secretary Rafi Ahmad Mir said here this afternoon.
He said that the party leadership has unanimously authorised its president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari to represent the wishes and aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the APM.
Mir said earlier on Monday evening, the party held a meeting of its leadership from across Jammu and Kashmir in which threadbare discussions were held on socio-economic and political issues raised by the party since its inception.
The meeting hailed the political outreach of the Prime Minister and hoped that the June 24th meeting will facilitate commencement of a political process in Jammu and Kashmir that will eventually pave the way for genuine empowerment of its people.
He said the meeting also discussed in detail the overall political scenario and ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir particularly that emerged post August 5, 2019 and emphasized the need to represent the political sentiments of people of Jammu and Kashmir in the June 24th meeting. On August 5, 2019 the Centre abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories (UTs).
The meeting also highlighted the sufferings endured by the people of J&K particularly in the last three years post August 5, 2019 in almost all the spheres of public life.
The leadership stressed on concrete confidence building measures that should be taken by the Government of India to address woes and miseries of the people of J&K.
The meeting unanimously resolved that Apni Party stands by the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their thick and thin and will take all necessary measures to protect and safeguard their socio-economic and political interests at all forums available to it.
