STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Apni Party on Wednesday organized a meeting of leaders and candidates who contested District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu region.
The meeting was held under the leadership by former MLC and Apni Party, General Secretary, Vijay Bakaya in which General Secretary Vikram Malhotra, and former Minister and Provincial President Manjit Singh, Provincial President, Women Wing, Namrta Sharma, other party leaders and 40 DDC candidates who contested elections participated at Gandhi Nagar.
In his address, Vijay Bakaya appreciated the DDC candidates who contested in Jammu region on party mandate and also thanked the voters who have supported the candidates in recently concluded elections.
The DDC candidates interacted with the party leaders and discussed various issues.
Vijay Bakaya said that the party acknowledged the role they played in propagating the agenda of the party and popularing its election symbol.
Bakaya reminded them that the Apni Party is just less than a year old, but it has been able to emerge as an alternative to the traditional politics of hollow slogans and selling of dreams.
The Apni Party was committed to practice pragmatic and progressive politics and steer the people of the Union Territory away from the past into a bright stable future, he said, adding that all those who had contested elections would have to play a vital role and the party would be with them with full support. “We have to take forward the progress and development policy of the party. We will not side with those who have misled people with their hollow slogans,” Vikram Malhotra said. Manjit Singh said that Apni Party candidates had given tough fight to the other contesting candidates in DDC polls and the people who have voted for them have shown their interest towards the party’s ideology. “Even as the party was new, the response of people was encouraging and it should continue to guide the party leaders. The people have supported the party despite challenges in the DDC polls,” said Manjit. Namrta Sharma said, “Women are going to play a pivotal role in decision making in the political scenario.” She appealed to the women cadre to work among the people. “Apni Party leaders and contesting candidates highlighted the developmental issues, unemployment and other issues, but the PAGD and BJP remained focused on targeting each other so that their failures are not exposed before the public,” she said.
