Srinagar, Jan 25: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (AP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded restoration of statehood and 4G internet besides employment policy.
A spokesman of the AP said Bukhari met PM Modi in New Delhi yesterday evening and presented a memorandum highlighting the pressing demands of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said the meeting that lasted almost for an hour was held in a very cordial atmosphere.
During the course of the meeting, Bukhari reiterated his demand for the restoration of Statehood to J&K and urged the Modi not to delay fulfillment of this commitment any further.
Expressing serious concern with regard to the rising unemployment rate in J&K, Bukhari urged for formulation of a comprehensive employment package for the J&K youth who have been yearning for a dignified livelihood.
He emphasized on the need for exploration of viable options including roping in of multinational companies across the country and in the gulf countries so as to address the unemployment problem of J&K’s qualified and skilled youth.
Bukhari also solicited the intervention of the Prime Minister for restoration of age relaxation for J&K’s UPSC aspirants that was in vogue before January 2020. He said that scrapping the UPSC age relaxation clause to the Domicile of J&K has extremely disappointed the youth of J&K.
The AP president urged the Prime Minister to order lifting of ban on 4G mobile internet services across Jammu and Kashmir.
He termed the ban on 4G in J&K unjustifiable and a discrimination with the people especially the student and business community.
The dilapidated condition of Jammu-Srinagar National and developing other alternative inter regional road connections like Mughal Road and Kishtwar-Sinthan routes into all weather roads also surfaced during the meeting.
