Reiterating demand for the restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, J&K Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari has said that the people of both regions want protection of jobs and land. “People of Jammu and Kashmir regions want protection of their jobs and land after the August 5, 2019 decision. Both the regions have suffered and they want the Government of India to restore the Statehood of J&K,” said Altaf Bukhari. He was speaking before the youth who had joined in large numbers expressing faith in the policies and agenda of the Party. Prominent among the youth who joined JKAP include Sahil Mahajan, son of senior Congress leader late Sneh Gupta and nephew of former Member Parliament of Congress Party late Janak Raj Gupta. Bukhari said, “We are not a traditional party. We are a party to unite people of Jammu with the people of Kashmir Valley. Both Jammu and Kashmir regions have equal demands like protection of jobs, land and equitable development.” Welcoming the Other Backward Class (OBC) people into the Party, Altaf Bukhari said that “OBC people were used for the other political parties in the last seven decades. However, we will fight for their rights because they are a neglected section of the society.” The Provincial President of Jammu, and Former Minister Manjit Singh welcomed the new entrants into the party fold and assured that the party will fight for the implementation of all the reservation rights of the OBC people in J&K. On this occasion, Manjit Singh demanded implementation of 27% reservation for the OBC people in Jammu and Kashmir like the rest of the States in the Country. Prominent among those present on the occasion include senior leader Mohammed Dilawar Mir, JKAP vice president Usman Majeed, general secretary Vijay Bakaya, general secretary Vikram Malhotra, Jammu provincial president Manjit Singh, provincial vice president Syed Asgar Ali, provincial president Jammu, women wing Namrta Sharma, and others.
