SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- Apni Party Senior Vice President Ghulam Hassan Mir has claimed that his party played a key role in safeguarding the land and employment rights of Jammu and Kashmir residents following the August 5, 2019, changes, saying it was formed amid fears of demographic change in the region.
In an interview with a media organisation, Mir said the party was established on March 20, 2020, under the leadership of Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari to address public concerns following the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of the erstwhile state.
He said the party approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to convey apprehensions among residents about possible demographic changes and the loss of...