UDHAMPUR: Apni Party, provincial president, Jammu, Manjit Singh has said that his party will ensure that the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are protected and minerals are used by the locals.
Addressing a meeting of party leaders and workers in Tikkri in Udhampur which was organised by Dharam Pal Verma, Manjit Singh said that Apni Party will ensure that the people get their rights fulfilled and no discrimination is made to them. “We will not allow any discrimination with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the jobs will be ensured for the local youth only.
Statehood is the major demand of the people from both the regions as they feel disempowered with the snatching of their Constitutional right. He welcomed those who joined the party in Tikkri. Over two dozen prominent people joined the Apni Party in Tikkri and they expressed their faith in the leadership of Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari. He said that “We will not compromise with the rights of the people. There is strong resentment among the people with regard to the extraction of minerals by the non-locals. The Apni Party will fight for the protection of the rights of the locals and we will not allow anyone from outside to snatch bread and butters from the locals.”
He said that the Apni Party will also not allow demographic change in Jammu and Kashmir in any case and will ensure that the people are not deprived of their Constitutional rights. “The projects which are going on in Jammu and Kashmir should have the share of the locals in majority and local skilled/unskilled unemployed youth should be given employment in these developmental projects,” he added.
He further said “We believe that the developmental work should be taken up in hand in all the villages and far-flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir.”
