Expecting visiting ECI team to announce assembly elections: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar, Aug 08: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are eagerly awaiting their right to elect their own representatives through the democratic process.

He added that everyone is expecting an announcement regarding assembly elections by the Election Commission of India (ECI), which is currently on a three day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking to the media persons in Bandipora, Bukhari said that Jammu and Kashmir people are eagerly waiting for the elections. He said, “For the past 10 years, the people of J&K have been awaiting their right to elect their representatives. We expect that the ECI team, which is currently visiting J&K, will make an announcement regarding the holding of assembly elections.”

Replying to a question regarding the quitting of a party leader and some workers from Bandipora Bukhari said, “We wish them good luck. People joining or leaving political parties is not unusual. I believe that all of us essentially want to serve the people. There is nothing wrong if someone with the same purpose changes their platform.”

Apni Party President along with his senior party colleagues, paid obeisance at the dargah of Syed Ghulam Rasool Shah, widely known as Nanga Baji Sahib, at the Malangam area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora. Pertinently, the annual Urs days at the dargah are currently ongoing, and devotees are thronging the revered place these days.