Srinagar: Apni Party (AP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Thursday said that he will continue upholding the politics of truth and honesty even if it does not fetch political gains for his party.
He said, “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.”
According to a press statement issued here, the Apni Party President was given a rousing reception on his arrival at public rally in Baramulla. He said, “I am happy to see such a huge public gathering here, as Baramulla is my home district. I thank you for assembling here to listen to us.”
“Such public rallies are the response to those who falsely propagate that AP has no grassroots level public support in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
Bukhari said that he and his party has a firm belief in the politics of truth and honesty. He said, “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 explained, “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. 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.”
He 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.”
Explaining the Apni Party’s agenda and policies Syed Altaf Bukhari said, “Apni 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.”
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.
