New Delhi (NVI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah today chaired a meeting with members of the newly-floated J&K Apni Party here and discussed issued like concerns on demographic changes in the erstwhile state, delimitation exercise and grant of state domicile there.
A delegation-led by Apni Party president, Altaf Bukhari met the Home Minister at his North Block office. The meeting was also attended by Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and other senior Home Ministry officials.
Yesterday, a 24-member delegation of the newly formed Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, led by its leader Altaf Bukhari, called on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here as the PM engaged with them on various issues like concerns on demographic changes, the delimitation exercise, and grant of state domicile, officials said.
“Referring to his statement in Parliament, the Prime Minister underlined that the government will work with all sections of the population to realize the hopes of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir at an early opportunity,” an official statement said.
During an interactive session with the delegation, the Prime Minister also called for ‘Janbhagidari’ (people’s participation) in transforming Jammu and Kashmir and emphasized on the importance of an administration that gives voice to the people.
Modi also noted that democracy in the region could be strengthened through a fast-moving process of political integration.
