Sachnews Jammu Kashmir
Srinagar, June 18: Apni Party organised a colourful and vibrant Shikara Rally on Dal Lake today. This extraordinary event was led by the party’s president, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, and attended by prominent party leaders and hundreds of workers and supporters.
The rally featured dozens of Shikaras decorated with Apni Party flags, making it a vibrant and festive atmosphere on the iconic lake.
Speaking with the reporters on the occasion, Syed Mohammad Altaf bukhari said that the this event is aimed at send a message across the country that Kashmir is safe and secure to visit, and also we wanted to expresses our solidarity with the stakeholders of tourism sector.
He said, “This event has being organised to send out a strong message to our fellow citizens across the country who wish to visit Kashmir — that we are eagerly waiting for you. We want to tell everyone that Kashmir is safe and secure like any other part of the country.”
He further said, “Also, we organised this event to express our solidarity with all stakeholders in the tourism sector — including houseboat owners, shikara operators, hoteliers, as well as tempo, taxi, and auto drivers — who are currently disheartened by the prevailing circumstances. We want to assure them that the Apni Party stands firmly beside them during these challenging times.”
Responding to a question, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari urged the government to step in and support tourism stakeholders who have suffered huge losses and a grave setback to their businesses following the horrific attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.
He said, “The government has to come forward to help the stakeholders who have suffered hugely. The government must intervene and extend meaningful support to them. Many among them are truly vulnerable and deeply distressed, and they definitely require immediate assistance and handholding from the government.”
This event was organised by the party’s Youth Wing headed by Yawar Dilawar Mir.
The prominent party leaders who were present on this occasion included Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir, Additional General Secretary Hilal Ahmad Shah, Chief Spokesperson and State Secretary Muntazir Mohiuddin, Media Advisor Farooq Andrabi, President of the party’s Women’s Wing Dilshad Shaheen, Provincial Secretary and DDC Chairman Srinagar Aftab Malik, President of the party’s Youth Wing Yawar Mir, Spokesperson Ishrat Bhat, District President Mohammad Shafi Mir, Provincial Secretary Najeeb Naqvi, Provincial Secretary Nazir Dialgami, Constituency In-charge Shalateng Zaffar Habib, Constituency In-charge Hazratbal and DDC Member Shabir Ahmad Reshi, several other constituency heads and Youth Leaders including Ishtiyaq Khan, Fardeem Hussein ,Sheikh Saheem , Mustaqeem, Mujtaba, Babik, Nadeem, Adil, M Yousaf, Rauf, Lateef, Tanveer, Waseem, Javeed, Rates, Shahid, Amjad, Zubeer, Rayees, Ishfaq, Sahil, Sohail, Afnaan, Suhaib. Arsalaan, Kar, Tahmeem Junaid, Tameem, Zain, Aqib, Furkaan, Suhail,Arkam, Amir, Shaid, Sahil, Irfan, Sameer, Suhail, Asif, Muzafar, Nazer, Amaan Saleem, and others.