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Many making false claims of restoring Art 370 for winning elections: Altaf Bukhari - Greater Kashmir

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He stated that Shopian has witnessed unprecedented times and now the time has come to change the narrative by making the people of Shopian empowered, self-sufficient and pave the way for development and prosperity in the entire district.

Srinagar: Apni Party president Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday, while addressing a party programme said several false claims of restoring the Article 370 were just for winning the elections.

He was speaking during a joining event that took place at its party office in Srinagar. The joining program was organised by Vice Chairman DDC and Apni Party State Youth General Secretary Irfan Manhas, said a party statement.

After holding a successful one day party event at Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party is witnessing major joinings since then from the entire district. As part of the joining program, today's joining were from Heerpora, Dachnoo, Borihalan and some other areas of District Shopian.

The new entrants were welcomed into the party fold by Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari who in a released statement to the press said Shopian holds high value in the demography of Jammu and Kashmir and many power hungry politicians have used the people of Shopian as mere vote bank during elections on pretext of restoring Article 370 and 35A.

He stated that Shopian has witnessed unprecedented times and now the time has come to change the narrative by making the people of Shopian empowered, self-sufficient and pave the way for development and...



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