Jammu, 09-May : Apni Party President, Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold early Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir.“The Assembly Elections should be held as early as possible in Jammu and Kashmir. We have expectations with the PM that he will fulfill his promise,” Altaf Bukhari said while addressing a one day worker’s meeting in Chatha, Satwari.The meeting was organized by Provincial President Jammu, Women Wing, Pavneet Kour.Bukhari recalled how they were warmly welcomed by the Prime Minister in the month of March 2020 following the abrogation of Art 370 and Art 35A to discuss the public issues.“We met the PM as the people in J&K had apprehensions that outsiders will settle here. When the people were in complete despair, we came out to represent them. Accordingly, the PM promised protection to the land and jobs for the locals of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.He further said that the statehood should be restored to win the confidence and hold elections to end the growing public concerns with regard to various issues. He said that “We saw truthfulness in the eyes of the Prime Minister. Therefore, we expect from the PM that assembly elections will be held and people will be given the right to elect their Govt.”Meanwhile, he said that the LG Govt that they have cornered the J&K Administrative Services, and J&K Police Services Officers and replaced them with the imported IAS and IPS officers who are unfriendly with the people of both the regions.“It a matter of grave concern that the JKAS and JKPS officers have been sidelined by the Govt. However, these officers must get ready to take the responsibility. They are the backbone of J&K,” he said.
