DDC Srinagar elects JKAP’s Aftab as Chairperson, Bilal as Vice Chairperson, : DEO

Srinagar: The Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the District Development Council (DDC) Srinagar were elected Saturday in a meeting of the elected DDC members convened here under the chairmanship of the District Election Officer (District Development Commissioner) Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. Meanwhile Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has thank people for the election of his party’s two DDC members as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the district development council Srinagar.
Malik Aftab with 10 votes was elected as the chairperson whereas Bilal Ahmad Bhat with 9 votes was elected as the vice chairperson of the DDC Srinagar. DEO Srinagar said thirteen (13) out of the total fourteen (14) elected DDC members participated in the meeting. He said the elected member from Harwan-IV constituency could not take part in the meeting due to a health condition. Kaiser Ahmad Ganai with 3 votes and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat with 4 votes were the runners-up in the chairperson and vice chairperson elections respectively. Dr Shahid said the whole process of the election to the chairperson and vice chairperson positions of the DDC Srinagar was smooth adding that the elections were held in a free and fair manner.
Immediately after the election of his party’s DDC members as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for Srinagar District Development Council (DDC) the President J&K Apni Party Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday expressed gratitude to the people who gave chance to the Party to serve them through district development councils in district Srinagar and Shopian sofar. Talking to reporters at Party office in Lal Chowk in presence of Party leadership including Malik Aftab, the newly elected DDC Chairperson for district Srinagar and Bilal Ahmad Vice Chairperson DDC Srinagar, Bukhari described their win as the success of people who reposed their trust and confidence in Apni Party. He observed that the elected chairpersons of DDC Srinagar and other districts represent a new thought that focuses on the empowerment of the people at the grassroots level. “This is a new generation of leadership that has emerged from among the people. They don’t have any political godfathers or dynastic legacies behind them. Apni Party believes in real empowerment of the people of J&K and that is why I am happy that this new leadership has been given a chance to bring a paradigm shift in the local politics,” he remarked.
Bukhari impressed upon the newly elected Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons to put in their best to fulfill their promises made with the people at the election time. “I would like to urge all these young leaders to work tirelessly for mitigation of sufferings of the people which forms the core agenda of Apni Party,” he added.
Speaking on this occasion Chairperson DDC Srinagar Malik Aftab pledged to work for the welfare of the people in district Srinagar. He said that he will work jointly with all the members of DDC irrespective of their political affiliations for the betterment of the people. “My first priority would be to provide hassle free basic amenities to all the localities in district Srinagar falling under the DDC jurisdiction,” he remarked.He thanked the people for giving him a chance to serve them through the means of district development council. “ I would also like to thank Apni Party president and its leadership for reposing trust and confidence in me and my colleagues which ensured our win in these elections,” he added.