Excelsior Correspondent
URI, June 20: Amidst rousing reception by the people and the party cadre at Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, the Apni Party president Syed Mohd Altaf Bukhari said that he is committed for the development and prosperity of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a massive public gathering at Uri, Apni Party president reiterated his stand that the Apni Party would continue its struggle to ensure justice to all the regions of Jammu and Kashmir and its people irrespective of their faith, caste, religious belief and political ideologies.
Bukhari said, “I assure the majority community that their rights will be protected by the leadership of the Apni Party. Nobody will be allowed to infringe their rights. While we will be safeguarding the rights of the majority, we will be protecting the rights of the minority as well.”
“Our politics is not based on religious hatred or communal disharmony; we believe in a politics which protects the rights of people from all faiths and regions,” he added.
Bukhari emphasized on harmony and brotherhood between the people from different faiths and said, maintaining communal harmony and unity among different sections of people is the only way forward. Only sustained peace and communal harmony will fetch prosperity and development of the Union Territory (UT).
“We ought to shun the politics that has divided us and destroys the social fabric of this beautiful place,” he added.
Earlier, people from all walks of life at Uri greeted Bukhari and his companions at various places while he was heading towards main venue of the rally. They declared Bukhari a great son of the soil, who has shouldered the great responsibilities of his people.
Prominent leaders who were present on the occasion include Ghulam Hassan Mir, Dilawar Mir, Javed Hassan Baig, Muntazir Mohi-ud-Din, Shoaib Nabi Lone, Yawar Dilawar Mir, Fazal Mehmood Baig, Ch Mushtaq Ahmad, Khalid Badana and others.
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