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JAMMU: Apni Party President, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Tuesday, stressed on the importance of unity among the people of J&K, regardless of their caste, creed, regional or geographical backgrounds, religious beliefs, or political ideologies, in order to attain the rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution of the country.
He was speaking at a party event organised by the party’s Other Backward Class (OBC) wing in Jammu on Tuesday. During the event, several youths from the OBC joined Apni Party in the presence of party president Bukhari.
Speaking at the occasion, Bukhari reaffirmed his position on the rights of Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and other marginalised communities, and said, “Apni Party strongly supports the legitimate demands of these marginalised sections, including the implementation of a 27% reservation for OBCs in Jammu and Kashmir.”
“If OBCs across the country have 27% reservation in government jobs and higher educational institutes, then how can people from the same category in J&K be deprived of this reservation?” he asked.
He added, “Apni Party is exceptional in terms of having its footprint equally in all the regions and sub-regions across the Union Territory (UT). This party unites people on a common agenda, which is striving for the social, economic, and political empowerment of the people of this region.”
He appealed to everyone to unite for the protection of constitutional rights.