Politics of rhetoric, manipulation must end in J&K: Bukhari

Srinagar: Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari, on Thursday, said that the politics of rhetoric and manipulation must end in Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing a public rally in the Khansahib area of central Kashmir’s Budgam on Thursday, Bukhari appealed to people to reject the deceptive and exploitative traditional parties and their leaders during the polling for Lok Sabha elections.

“The politics rooted in rhetoric, exploitation, and manipulation must end in Jammu and Kashmir”, he said.

Taking a dig at the traditional political parties and their leaders, Bukhari said, “I fail to understand how these parties muster the courage to come to the people seeking votes”.
He said that in 2019, these parties urged people to vote for them to help protect Article 370 and 35A. People believed them and made their candidates win. But when the testing time came on August 5, 2019, these so-called public representatives did not even bother to talk or protest against the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A”,.
He said at least these MPs could have resigned to protest the abrogation. Now, they are again coming to people seeking votes. Why should people vote for the same parties who have deceived them again and again over the years and decades?, he questioned.
He appealed to people to reject the traditional parties and their leaders in the polls, He said, “I request you to use the power of your vote to put an end to their exploitative politics. Don’t allow them to deceive you yet again through fake promises and emotional sloganeering.”
The Apni Party President termed the Home Minister’s recent statement an eye-opener, in which he revealed that parties like NC, PDP, and Congress were responsible for killings in fake encounters in the past.
He said, “Although we already had an idea of how ruthless these traditional political parties and their leaders can be in pursuit of power and political gains, the revelation by none other than the Home Minister of the country serves as an eye-opener for all.”
Bukhari appealed to people to vote for the Apni Party in the parliamentary elections. “I promise you that if you grant us your mandate, we will never disappoint you. Our party is the newest, and this marks its debut in the Lok Sabha polls. I assure you that we will represent the sentiments of the people in parliament.”
UNI