Srinagar, Nov 12: Jammu
Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on
Thursday said the party has not given up the fight for restoration of
Article 370. He added that JKAP will continue its fight about alteration
of land laws and restoration of statehood.
Addressing
a press conference at his residence here in Sheikhbagh Srinagar,
Bukhari said that Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) has not abandoned from
the struggle initiated for the restoration of Article 370. “We are
concerned about Article 370 however the case is in the Supreme Court. We
have five MPs who unfortunately failed to protect the special identity
of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir”, Bukhari said, and added
“Our hope lies on the Supreme Court as five MPs can’t bring back the
Article 370”.
Bukhari said it is the
demand of JKAP that statehood for Jammu and Kashmir should be restored.
“We demand statehood should be restored soon. The top leadership of the
country on the floor of Parliament has promised with people of Jammu
and Kashmir and rest of the world that it (statehood) will be given back
to J&K”, JKAP President said.
He
said the party will continue its fight for statehood restoration. “The
special status can’t be undo till 272 MPs would vote for its
restoration”, he said.
To a query,
former minister of J&K said that the party has chosen ‘Bat’ as a
symbol for elections. “My party members are like true sportsmen and it
is why JKAP has chosen Bat symbol for polls”, he said.
While
hailing the decision of PAGD in contesting upcoming DDC polls, Bukhari
said that the decision taken by the group regarding polls states that it
took Late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah 22 years to realize the right track,
while the alliance chosen the right path in less than a month which is a
welcome development.
He said it was
good to see leaders associated with the PAGD shunning the ‘emotional
slogans’ as such things have always swayed the youth of Jammu and
Kashmir towards wrong. (KNS)
