The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) is a political party in

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

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, founded by

Altaf Bukhari Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari (born 1958) is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir and the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party. He was a member in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, from the Amira Kadal Assembly constitue ...

in March 2020.

History

The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party was formed on 8 March 2020 by thirty one former members of the

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...

, and

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which included former members of the

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was dissolved by the Governor on 21 N ...

and cabinet ministers in the

Government of Jammu and Kashmir The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is the governing authority of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and its two divisions and 20 districts. Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in India under the terms of Article 239A (wh ...

was elected as the party's first president An early success for the new party was its successful campaign to get the central Government of India to amend a recently promulgated law in order to make sure that government jobs in the region continue to be reserved for people with domiciled status. In November 2020,

Junaid Azim Mattu Junaid Azim Mattu is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, and is currently the Mayor of Srinagar. He is heading the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Youth Federation as President. Life Junai ...

was elected as

Mayor of Srinagar The Mayor of Srinagar is the first citizen of the Indian city of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. He is the chief of the 74-member Srinagar Municipal Corporation. He is elected through a popular vote in a quinquennial election. Junaid Azim Mat ...

and he joined Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party in presence of

thus making him first Mayor of the Party.

Policy platform

The party describes itself as being "of the commoners, by the commoners and for the commoners". One of the party's key demands is the full restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. The party also believes that government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir should be reserved for long standing residents of the region. It wants members of the displaced

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community to be able to safely return to their homes in the Kashmir Valley. The party is against the

dynastic politics A political family (also referred to as political dynasty) is a family in which multiple members are involved in politics — particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage; often several generations or multiple sibli ...

espoused by the Peoples democratic Party, which is dominated by the Sayeed family, the National Conference, which is dominated by the

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family and the

, which is dominated by the

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. The Youth Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has been named as Youth Apni Party while as its student wing is named as Jammu and Kashmir Apni Student Union.The Women's Wing of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party has been named as Apni Party Women's Wing, headed by Former Special Secretary Home, Dilshad Shaheen as Provincial President

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History

Policy platform

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