Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 5: Former Mayor of Srinagar city and Apni Party leader, Junaid Mattu, today announced an interim cessation of all his political activities.
Mattu said he would share his views elaborately in a few days. “After considerable thought, I announce an interim cessation of all my political activities. A strong conviction has to precede any meaningful work and with all humility at my command, I want to renew my pristine idealism. Will share my views elaborately in a few days,” he posted on X.
Mattu served as Mayor of Srinagar for nearly five years from 2018.
In the recently concluded general elections, Apni Party candidates not only forfeited their deposits but also failed to secure a lead in any of the 36 Assembly segments in the two Lok Sabha seats. After the election debacle, Apni Party led by Altaf Bukhari, dissolved its frontal organisations, including youth and women’s wings, last week.
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The post Parliament election has seen a lot of political activity in Kashmir with several DPAP, Apni Party and Peoples Conference leaders leaving the party. The DPAP leaders are in talks with Congress to re-join the party. Several Apni Party and PC leaders are also in talks with other parties to join them.
Recently former Minister in PDP Government Syed Basharat Bukhari re-joined the PDP after six years. Similarly, PC leader Nizamudin Bhat also left the party.
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