Srinagar, 03 July (H.S.): Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari, senior vice president Ghulam Hassan Mir, and Provincial president Mohammad Ashraf Mir on Thursday strongly criticised the ruling National Conference (NC)-led Government, accusing it of failing to deliver effective governance and honour the promises it made to the people during the 2024 Assembly elections.
The leaders were addressing a workers' convention at Kunzer in Tangmarg. On the occasion, several political and social activists joined the Apni Party and were warmly welcomed by the party leadership.
Addressing the gathering, Bukhari termed the National Conference's proposed sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's Statehood as nothing more than a political gimmick aimed at misleading the people.
Statehood is not something that can be obtained by staging protests on the streets of Delhi or at Jantar Mantar. This proposed protest is merely gimmick and another attempt by the ruling party to divert public attention from its failures and mislead the people, he said.
Bukhari said the people of Jammu and Kashmir, who had given the present government a massive mandate, are now deeply disappointed with its performance.
The people feel deceived because the promises made during the 2024 election campaign have remained unfulfilled. The government has failed to deliver on its commitments, and public frustration continues to grow, he said.
Questioning the government's performance, he asked, The ruling party had promised one lakh jobs soon after assuming office. More than 20 months have passed-where are those jobs? What happened to the promise of providing 200 units of free electricity and free LPG cylinders to households? Have the daily wagers been regularised? Has the ration quota been enhanced as promised?
Ghulam Hassan Mir accused the ruling party of undermining democratic institutions and concentrating power.
They are governing Jammu and Kashmir in a manner that resembles the rule of the Maharajas. Power has become centralised, and democratic institutions are being weakened. Apni Party will continue its struggle against this 'Maharaja-style' governance and work to ensure that power truly rests with the people, he said.
Those who joined the party included - Mohd Ashraf Mir, Farooq Ahmad Paray, Abdul Ahad Sofi, Manzoor Ahmad Dar, Bashir Ahmad Malik, Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, Abul Rashid Qureshi and others.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar
