Former finance minister Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday congratulated the National Conference especially its president Dr Farooq Abdullah for winning Lok Sabha elections. Bukhari also extended felicitations to Narendra Modi and BJP leadership for achieving a historic mandate on the second consecutive time in the country.
In a statement issued here, Bukhari observed: “We mustrespect peoples verdict. There is yearning for change in Jammu and Kashmir. Itis time for other parties to introspect for their dismal performance.”
He said the poll results in Kashmir indicate theelectorate’s desire for a change. “For BJP leadership my earnest appeal wouldbe to review its policies and try to reach out to the bruised psyche of peopleof Jammu and Kashmir,” he remarked.