Apni Party senior vice president Ghulam Hassan Mir Saturday urged the Government of India (GoI) to empower the people of J&K with the restoration of statehood.
A statement of Apni Party issued here said that addressing a public gathering at Sohanjana in Jammu, Mir said, “There is a feeling of disempowerment among the people of both the regions. The government should understand the simmering anger and restore the snatched honour to the people.” He said the government should hold early elections in J&K as Lt Governor’s administration had failed on the ground to perform.
“The feeling of detachment among the people is growing. The elected government is always responsible to the people. The bureaucrats created difficulties with their attitudes and people have gone away from the government. The attempt of the GoI to win the confidence of the people has failed to yield results because of the officials,” Mir said.