Apni Party to abstain from voting in Kupwara; to support Safeena Baigh in Baramulla

Srinagar/Feb,8: Apni Party has decided to abstain from voting in the elections for chairperson and vice-chairperson of District Development Council (DDC) Kupwara while the party will support the candidature of Safeena Baigh, the independent candidate for the post of chairperson DDC Baramulla district.
In a statement issued here, Shoaib Lone, Apni Party District President Baramulla said that while the Party will support Mrs. Baigh in the elections but it will abstain from voting for the post of vice chairperson in district Baramulla scheduled to be held today.
“Apni Party has taken these decisions to safeguard the interests of the people in district Kupwara and Baramulla. We have reiterated time and again that Apni Party stands for the interests of the people and we cannot support the people who have always been hoodwinking people through their misleading slogans,” Lone added.