National Conference leader Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari quits party
Jammu Feb 22 PTI National Conference leader Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari resigned from the partys basic membership on Tuesday after a heated argument with Farooq Abdullah over the issue of Scheduled Tribes status for Pahari speaking peopleBukhari a two-time ex-MLA from Surankote in Poonch district had on Sunday chaired a convention by the Pahari Tribe ST Forum here which saw over 350 delegates in attendance with Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina as the chief guestI had stated that we will not hesitate in supporting any party which will help the community in achieving its long-standing demand of Scheduled Tribe statusThe remarks had not gone down well with the National Conference leadership and I was asked for an explanation Bukhari told PTIThe former minister said he met NC president Abdullah at his residence and had a heated argument with him over the issue I walked out and submitted my resignation from the basic membership of the party Bukhari claimed he was ready for any sacrifice for the welfare of the tribeWe will leave for Delhi to meet the Central government under the banner of Pahari Tribes ST Forum shortly to push for Scheduled Tribe status before the holding of next assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir We are not ungrateful if Centre accepts our long-pending demand he saidBukhari had recently met senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana and sought his support for the demands of Pahari speaking peopleRana the younger brother of Union Minister Jitendra Singh had resigned from the post of provincial president Jammu of National Conference along with party colleague S S Slathia in October last year and joined the BJP PTI TAS AB NSD NSD
Jammu Feb 22 PTI National Conference leader Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari resigned from the partys basic membership on Tuesday after a heated argument with Farooq Abdullah over the issue of Scheduled Tribes status for Pahari speaking peopleBukhari a two-time ex-MLA from Surankote in Poonch district had on Sunday chaired a convention by the Pahari Tribe ST Forum here which saw over 350 delegates in attendance with Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina as the chief guestI had stated that we will not hesitate in supporting any party which will help the community in achieving its long-standing demand of Scheduled Tribe statusThe remarks had not gone down well with the National Conference leadership and I was asked for an explanation Bukhari told PTIThe former minister said he met NC president Abdullah at his residence and had a heated argument with him over the issue I walked out and submitted my resignation from the basic membership of the party Bukhari claimed he was ready for any sacrifice for the welfare of the tribeWe will leave for Delhi to meet the Central government under the banner of Pahari Tribes ST Forum shortly to push for Scheduled Tribe status before the holding of next assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir We are not ungrateful if Centre accepts our long-pending demand he saidBukhari had recently met senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana and sought his support for the demands of Pahari speaking peopleRana the younger brother of Union Minister Jitendra Singh had resigned from the post of provincial president Jammu of National Conference along with party colleague S S Slathia in October last year and joined the BJP PTI TAS AB NSD NSD
