About 20 political activists from different parts of the Kashmir valley Monday joined Apni Party (AP) in Srinagar, a spokesman of the party said here this afternoon.

He said besides, Abdul Rashid Khan Sarpanch Ajas-E, several political activists comprising of Mumtaz Ahmad, Muhammad Maqbool Rather, Habibullah Rather, Naseer Ahmad Mir, Mumtaz Ahmad Rather, Fayaz Ahmad Mir, Ghulam Muhammad Lone and Showkat Ahmad Rather, Tariq Ahmad Hajam, Naseer Ahmad Mir and Fayaz Ahmad Rather joined AP at Srinagar today.

Political activists who joined the Party from Pulwama, Ganderbal and Shopian included: Javaid Ahmad Javaid, Mohammad Abbas Kohli, Noor Hussain Kohli, Mohammad Shafi Gojri, Mohammad Yaseen Teli and Mukhtar Ahmad Mir.

The Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari welcomed the new entrants saying that AP is committed to work for an equitable development of Jammu and Kashmir and would take all measures to ensure the welfare of people.

“AP has always shown perseverance in voicing the concerns that matter most to the common people. Peoples’ trust in AP and the confidence that got reflected in the recent DDC elections is a proof signifying that people of J&K are emancipated and can judge the political parties on merit. We abstain from the malevolent hollow sloganeering and absurd claims on social media. People have reposed their faith in us and I am sure they will continue to do so on the basis of our performance on ground rather than the number of tweets per hour,” Bukhari observed.