Bukhari directs Party leaders to gear-up for ULB, Panchayati Raj elections

Asks Party leaders to intensify public outreach programmes

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JAMMU: Apni Party President Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari has directed party leaders to gear-up public outreach programmes in the wake of upcoming Urban Local Body and Panchayati Raj elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bukhari chaired an important meeting here at Apni Party Office in Gandhi Nagar, Jammu where senior provincial leaders, district presidents and heads of different wings held threadbare discussion regarding the party activities, and its strengthening of the party roots across Jammu Region.
Bukhari directed that the party leaders and cadre on the ground should prepare for the Urban Local Body and Panchayati Raj elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
He also directed to gear-up the membership drive and public outreach programme while highlighting the public grievances for early redressal.
“For last several years, the absence of an elected Govt in Jammu and Kashmir has created a situation that has annoyed the people because of multiple issues surfaced across the erstwhile state of J&K especially in Jammu plains,” he said.
He said that the unilateral decision of the authorities to install smart meters and inflated electricity bills has overburdened the pockets of masses in Jammu plains.
He expressed surprise as to why the Assembly Elections are being delayed in Jammu and Kashmir when the people in Jammu as well as in Kashmir Regions equally demand restoration of Statehood and democratic system.
He however appreciated that the Urban Local Body and Panchayati elections are going to be held in J&K.
“We need to prepare for the UBL and Panchayat elections,” he directed again and appreciated the role of party leaders in Jammu region’s each district where the party has garnered support.
Earlier, he discussed the political scenario in J&K with the Party leaders and stressed on the need for Assembly Elections that would provide relief to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that “The bureaucracy has failed to come up to the expectation of the people and hence, it has taken many anti-people decisions leading to mistrust among the people against the authorities.
The mistrust and feeling of alienation among the people must be addressed by holding elections and restoring statehood to the historic state of Jammu and Kashmir.”
Prominent among those who were present on the occasion include Senior Vice President, Jammu, Ex-MLA Qamar Ali Choudhary, Provincial Vice President Prem Lal, Vice President Sheikh Shafi, Additional General Secretary (organization), Arun Kumar Chhiber, District President Poonch, Ex-MLA Shah Mohd. Tantray, State Secretary, Mohinder Singh Parihar, Provincial Secretary, Dr. Rohit Gupta, Provincial Secretary, Sohan Singh, Provincial Secretary, Riyaz Atish, State President ST Wing, Saleem Alam Choudhary, State President SC Wing, Bodh Raj, State President Apni Trade Union, Ajaz Kazmi, OBC State President, Bhagat Ram, District President Jammu Rural-A, Pushap Dev Kumar Uppal, District President Jammu Rural-B, Adv. Harpreet Singh, District President Samba, Raman Thappa, District President Udhampur, Hans Raj Dogra, District President and others.