Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Sept 9: Reiterating the stand of their party, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) once again asserted that if they elected to power in upcoming Assembly elections they will win the hearts and minds of people in Jammu and Kashmir.
DPAP holds one day party conventions in Kathpora, Sumbal, Sonwari & Wachi constituency.
Addressing to a gathering of party workers in Sumbal, the senior party leader & Vice Chairman G.M Saroori said that whatever the facilities in social sectors are available right now have been mostly developed by Ghulam Nabi Azad as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He said even when Azad was a Health Minister in Union Government; he sanctioned various medical colleges for the erstwhile state.
He said Jammu and Kashmir required sustainable developmental measures and short-term cosmetic initiatives won’t ever work to eradicate unemployment and economic woes of people.
“Our party leader has so many projects in mind and I am sure once those projects are implemented on ground, the poverty will erase and abundant job opportunities will be created to make the UT as progressive,” Amin Bhatt said.
All the participants unanimously resolved to strengthen the party at grassroots level under the leadership of Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chairman Jenab Ghulam Nabi Azad Sahib.
Similar public meetings were also held in Drachoo, Wachi Constituency, Shopian to discuss party preparations ahead of Urban-Local-Bodies and Panchayat elections.
Senior party functionaries including General Secretary Province Shafiq Shabnam, Arif Maqbool, Zahoor Ahmed, Khurshid Ahmed, Feroz Ahmed, Bashir Ahmed Bohroo, Ab Rashid Sheikh, Farooq Ahmed Mir also expressed their views during the meetings.