Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 21: Apni Party (AP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said that some traditional political parties are befooling people by saying that they will get the scrapped Article 370 restored.
While addressing a party rally in Baramulla, Bukhari said that some political parties are shamelessly trying to fool people on Article 370.
“These political parties and their leaders had made people believe that they were the protectors of Article 370 of the constitution. But finally, the tragedy occurred on August 5, 2019, when this Article was removed. Now the same parties and politicians shamelessly try to fool people again by saying that they will get this article back,” Bukhari said.
He said that these traditional parties fooled people in the name of emotional slogans such as plebiscite, autonomy, self-rule, and so on. “They allured people with these exciting slogans just to ensure they remain in power,” he added.
The AP president urged people not to believe deceitful promises by the traditional parties again. “Please do not let these traditional parties deceit you again and again. You have had enough of the politics of lies and deceit over the period of the last 75 years. These so-called leaders have been misleading you just to ensure they remain in power all the time,” he added.
He said that he and his party has a firm belief in the politics of truth and honesty. “You know that the traditional political parties, over a period of 75 years, have been misleading you by emotional slogans, which eventually brought only miseries and deaths to this place,” he added.
Bukhari said that his party is there to work for the peace, prosperity, and the development of Jammu and Kashmir. “We have a clearcut vision and approach to implement our agenda. We do not believe in the politics that would eventually land our youth either in jails or in graveyards. We want to see our young generation prosper,” he added.
He said that he will continue upholding the politics of truth and honesty even if it does not fetch political gains for his party. “Unlike the traditional political parties, the Apni Party does not believe in politics of deceit and duplicity. We will never try to attract people with emotional slogans or false promises. We will only say what we believe in,” he added.
Bukhari said that if the Apni Party is given the mandate to serve the people, its priority would be to ensure the economic empowerment of the people of J&K.
He stressed on the restoration of peace as only a peaceful environment will enable us to explore and utilize our God-gifted resources. “Investments, which are important for economic growth, come only in a peaceful atmosphere. Peace and tranquillity in this region would also open up new opportunities for employment here,” he added.
Assuring that the Apni Party, if comes to power, would ensure the political rights of the J&K people are restored. “People of J&K do not need to deem themselves helpless or powerless. The Apni Party stands with the people, and we will ensure the protection of the democratic and political rights of the people. We will fight for the restoration of the rights of the majority community, and at the same time we will protect the rights of the minorities as well.”
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