Ex-minister Usman Majid quits Apni Party

Srinagar, August 2
Former J&K minister and Apni Party vice president Usman Majid has parted ways with the party alleging that the “youngest regional outfit” was playing second fiddle to the BJP.
“I have parted ways with the Apni Party as friends. But, it was clear that they are aligned with BJP. We have seen it in the elections that they have an understanding with the BJP,” Majid said.
The former MLA from Bandipora Assembly constituency said his constituents were against the “anti-minority stance of the BJP” and hence he has decided to snap ties with the Apni Party.
Asked about his political future, Majid said he will take a decision after consulting his workers. Majid, a two-time MLA from Bandipora, had resigned from the Congress in 2020 to join the Apni Party. He first became MLA in 2002 contesting as an Independent candidate. Later he was inducted as MoS Finance in the Mufti Muhammad Sayeed-led PDP-Congress government. — PTI