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’Nothing started on August 5 and nothing ended on August 5’: Sajad Gani Lone
Says Personally did not expect anything from All-party Meeting
Srinagar, Aug 29 (GNS): In a major boost to the Peoples Conference, Vice Chairman DDC Kupwara and senior leader Haji Farooq Ahmed Mir Sunday joined the party in presence of party Chairman Sajad Gani Lone at latter’s residence.
Welcoming him into the party fold, Peoples Conference Chairman said that Haji Farooq has a lot of struggle behind him and is widely respected by the people in his area.
“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Haji sahib along with hundreds of workers into the Peoples Conference family. This is a march; new people are coming into the Peoples Conference. Like me, Mr. Farooq has a lot of struggle behind him. He has a lot of goodwill and is widely respected for the work he has done for his people. He secured more than 10,000 votes, the highest by any candidate in the Kashmir valley in the recently held DDC elections. A number of prominent political leaders are joining the Caravan of Change. I am confident that our team will be able to navigate the people of J&K through these difficult and challenging times. We have already emerged as a formidable political force. Together, hopefully, we will write a new chapter in the frontier district. There are many more leaders who are going to join the party in the coming days and weeks”, Lone as per a statement received by GNS said.
Responding to a question on the challenges faced by the leadership in J&K, Lone said that the leaders can’t afford to act in a manner which will hurt the interests of the people of J&K.
Nothing started on August 5 and nothing ended on August 5. Safeguarding the interests of the people, especially the youth of J&K is the biggest leadership skill in the current times. It is a long game; the leadership will have to be patient if we want to achieve something for the people of J&K, Lone as per the statement said.
Responding to a question on disappointment in certain camps about the lack of delivery after the All-Party Meeting, Sajad Lone said that he did not have any disillusionment about the outcome of the meeting.
“Disappointment after August 5 has galloped. I did not have any disillusionment about the All-Party Meeting. It was a social interaction, a political interaction and an exchange of ideas. I personally did not expect anything from the meeting. I just hope the Centre follows up on it with something concrete. It is imperative that there is no communication gap between the Centre and the people of Kashmir. Continued engagement is the need of the hour”, he as per the statement added.
Speaking on the occasion, Haji Farooq Ahmed Mir said that it is a matter of satisfaction that the Peoples Conference is emerging as a formidable political force in J&K.
“I genuinely believe that Mr. Sajad Lone is the only leader capable of taking the people of J&K out of the current impasse and deliver for the people of Kashmir. I will work alongside the party’s rank and file in ensuring that the party’s flag flies high across all regions of J&K”, he as per the statement said.
Haji Farooq Ahmed Mir is currently the Vice Chairman District Development Kupwara (DDC). He contested the recently held DDC elections, as an independent candidate, from the Wavoora segment of the Lolab constituency. He polled more than 10,000 votes, the highest in Kashmir valley and won by a margin of more than 5000 votes, the second highest margin of victory in the Kashmir valley.
PC senior vice president Abdul Gani Vakil, senior leaders Nazir Ahmed Laway, Fayaz Ahmed Mir, Bashir Ahmed Dar, Raja Aijaz Ali, Irfan Panditpori, Spokesperson Adnan Ashraf Mir, General Secretary Youth Mudasir Karim among others were also present on the occasion. (GNS)
