The Apni Party of Jammu and Kashmir, led by Altaf Bukhari, managed to win over the independents to their side and seize the District Development Councils in Srinagar and Shopian on Saturday, and their candidates were elected to the posts of President and Vice President in both districts. . Launched …
Read More »What the Shopian defections and the rise of the Apni party say about democracy in Kashmir
Who is the businessman turned Neta Altaf Bukhari? Altaf Bukhari is a businessman-turned-politician who joined the PDP in 2005. His family owns FIL Industries, which makes apple concentrates. Bukhari’s sons and his brother Syed Tariq take care of the business side. In addition to apple concentrates, the family has interests …
Read More »J&K: Apni Party thwarts the possibility of PAGD claiming DDC in Shopian
Over the past two days, the JK Apni Party, led by Altaf Bukhari, has claimed that three candidates, one independent and one from the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party, who won the District Development Council elections from the electoral districts At Shopian, they have joined their ranks. With …
Read More »Ongoing surveys for the latest phase of DDC surveys in Jammu and Kashmir
Elections began in Jammu and Kashmir for 28 constituencies in the final phase of the eight-phase district development council (DDC) elections amid freezing temperatures on Saturday. 285 Panch and 84 Sarpanch seats are also being voted on simultaneously across the Union Territory. After voting ends on Saturday afternoon, the focus …
Read More »New Center for J&K rules undermine the power of any future elected government
Srinagar: In his recent independence day speech from the walls of the Red Fort in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Jammu and Kashmir will have its own prime minister and ministers after the ongoing delimitation exercise ends. But his government has already begun to undermine the role of …
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