SRINAGAR Jan 6: In a major development, a prominent Congress leader Dr
Asif Khanday along with hundreds of workers on Friday joined Ghulam Nabi
Azad led Democratic Azad Party. On the occasion, Mr Azad said that joining
of Mr Khanday will infuse the new blood in the party and would galvanise its
cadre. “Together we shall take this march of development forward,” Said Mr.
Azad, adding that if his party is elected to power after elections, the remaining
developmental projects of Ramban district will be completed in triple shifts.
“When I was the chief minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, I ensured
this Ramban district particularly Banihal get all the required developmental
projects. We speeded up the works of execution after sanctioning hospitals,
schools, roads, colleges and other infrastructural projects. I assure you once we
are back in power after elections this district will become the centre of economic
activities,” he said. Mr Azad said his party is aiming to promote the youth on
Jammu Kashmir’s political landscape and with the joining of influential and
educated youth, DAP is becoming the major political force of UT.
He said DAP is the party of youth and encourages fresh blood into its fold since
the youth is the future of country.
Mr Azad, however, was excited to see the response of the people in Banihal
who urged him to hold the mega political rally in the district. Azad assured them
soon he will come to Ramban district to hold the political rally.
Azad, however, wished a good luck to some political leaders who re-joined
Congress.
He said those who claim to be the top leaders have actually no constituency to
contest elections after fresh delimitation.
He said they were taken into party fold since he respected them. “But they
couldn’t digest my respect and I can wish them goodluck,”. Among others
present on the occasion were Vice Chairman G.M.Saroori, Treasurer Taj
Mohiuddin, Chief Spokesperson Salman Nizami, Secretary Arun Raju, Mohd
Amin Bhatt, Bilal Peer, Ab Gani Khan, Sujada Bashir, Mushtaq Khanday,
Amir Rasool, Khalid Tufail, Shafiq Shabnam, Firdous Nabi, Farooq Wani,
Mohd Iqbal Naik, Gh Nabi Sohil, Gh Nabi Naik, Ab Gani Wani, Asghar Rasool,
Shariq Mir, Azhar Ahmed.
Prominent Congress leader Dr Khanday from Banihal with hundreds join DAP
