Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Nov 28: Apni Party senior vice president, Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that the Government should restore Statehood of Jammu and Kashmir before holding Assembly polls to end feelings of alienation and disempowerment among the people.
Addressing a public meeting at Budhi village in Kathua district which was organized by Apni Party leader Khushboo Bhagat, Mir said that the demand for restoration of Statehood was first raised by Apni Party and other political parties were silent on the serious issues concerning to the people of J&K.
He, however, said that the other political parties have followed Apni Party’s demand and they too are demanding restoration of Statehood.
He said that the Government of India must restore the status of J&K which was before August 5, 2019. On this day, he said “The Government played with our honour and snatched our historic State by downgrading it into a Union Territory.”
He said that there is a feeling of disempowerment and alienation among the people following the snatching of the Statehood.
He said that the LG administration can’t be an alternative to the elected Government.
“There is a need to win the confidence of the people by restoring the Statehood before polls in J&K,” he said.
He also said that the Apni Party has given representation to the women for their political empowerment.
Speaking on the occasion, State general secretary, Syed Asgar Ali also expressed concern over the poor pace of developmental activities and basic amenities.
“The villages are still deprived of basic amenities and mostly the hilly and remote villages are the victims of underdevelopment. The present situation makes it imperative for the Government to seriously look into the ground situation for the early redressal of the issues of the people,” he said.
Provincial president, Jammu, Manjit Singh also spoke on the occasion and said that Apni Party is on a mission to revamp the politics of J&K which kept people away from each other for their political gains.
“We do politics for the unity and equality of people in J&K. We believe in the equal development of both the regions, and districts, and all other areas,” he said.
While speaking on the occasion, district president, Kathua and Ex-MLA Prem Lal highlighted issues being confronted by the people in villages of the district.
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