Says Situation Has Improved, People Don’t Raise Anti-India Slogans Anymore
By Majid Nabi
Srinagar– Apni Party president, Syed Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in order to stay in power without any accountability, would not allow assembly elections to be held in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Apni Party leader claimed that there is considerable improvement in the overall situation in J&K, and that the people are largely at peace.
Bukhari also appealed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to announce an Assembly election in J&K soon so that the people are able to elect representatives of their choice.
Responding to a media query on the delay in holding Assembly elections in J&K, Bukhari said BJP does not want elections to be held as the saffron party wants to stay in power without being held accountable.
“BJP does not want elections to be held in J&K as it wants to remain in power with its unaccountable administration in place. Otherwise the situation in the UT has improved to the extent,” he said.
“People did not protest when their houses were bulldozed during the demolition drive recently. They don’t even raise anti-India slogans anymore,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a party function here.
Replying to a separate query that a group of prominent politicians are likely to join a new political party in the future, he said “I won’t comment on this as I am not going to join any political party”
Regarding security agencies’ reluctance to allow Eid prayers at historic Eidgah in the wake of possible law and order situation, he said, Apni Party is not part of the government and that it is good if major congregational Eid prayers are held.
“We are not part of this government but it’s good if a big congregation is held on Eid or else people offer Eid prayers at local mosques. Allah will accept their prayers as he only knows what sort of complexity people face at the moment,” he added.
When asked that some politicians went to Delhi recently to press for early Assembly elections in J&K, Bukhari said “I cannot say as to who went to Delhi and for what purpose, otherwise they had promised that they will not contest election, but now they have accepted the ground reality.”
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