SRINAGAR, MAR 17: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal launched a new political party at an impressive public rally here on Sunday.
Scores of supporters from different parts of the Valley attended the launch of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement
Scores of supporters from different parts of the Valley attended the launch of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM), whose slogan is “Hawa Badlegi” (winds of time will change).
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students’ leader Shehla Rashid and some other prominent persons across the geographical and religious divide in the state have also joined Faesal’s party.
The launch ceremony took place at the Gindun Park in Rajbagh area, which was festooned with banners and white flags carrying Faesal’s picture.
Addressing the gathering mostly comprising youth, Faesal said, “I joined the civil services 10 years back. Over the years, I realised that my diagnosis as a doctor was wrong.
“I believed that by providing roads, electricity and safe drinking water, we could change the lives of the people. But I have understood that as long as the youth in Kashmir live in a state of constant fear, as long as our mothers and sisters face the prospect of losing their dignity and dear ones, nothing will work here.
“Our party will work for the peaceful resolution of Kashmir as per the wishes of the people living here. We will fight with forces intent to divide Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of religion. We will represent Kashmir’s youth. We will work for the health sector will finish corruption from the state,” Shah Faesal said.
Without giving any names, Faesal said, “Those who were ready to accommodate me in their political parties, by denying them and their offers, they are now saying, I am an agent of RSS and BJP.”
Shah Faesal said, “Our intention to launch this party is to provide a platform for people from all religions and castes. (PTK)