SRINAGAR: Aijaz Ahmed Guru, brother of Parliament assault convict Mohammed Afzal Guru, is the most recent to throw his hat within the ballot ring in J&Okay, asserting to contest from the Sopore constituency as an unbiased candidate.
Chatting with reporters on Tuesday, Aijaz stated his son’s arrest was a key motive for him to enter the fray. His son, Shoaib Aijaz Guru, was arrested by Baramulla police in Dec 2023 on drug peddling fees underneath the Prevention of Illicit Site visitors in Narcotic Medication and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS Act), and is lodged in Jammu’s Kot-Bhalwal jail.
Aijaz, who works as a contractor, alleged the case towards his son was “fabricated”, and vowed to combat for these equally arrested underneath questionable circumstances.
Claiming that Sopore had been “uncared for by earlier leaders”, he stated he was dedicated to addressing lengthy standing native points corresponding to employment, infrastructure improvement and rehabilitation of youth. Aijaz stated he would file his nomination papers on Thursday.
He, nonetheless, clarified he wouldn’t invoke his brother Afzal Guru’s identify in his marketing campaign. “I gained’t search votes within the identify of my brother. My ideology is totally totally different, and I consider the individuals of Kashmir, particularly Sopore, have been betrayed by political leaders,” he stated.
Additional compounding the woes of mainstream events, a PhD scholar has additionally entered the ballot fray from Sopore.Feroz Khursheed, an Islamic scholar who holds a PhD diploma in English, stated there was a “full management vacuum” in Kashmir and he had by no means seen “our so-called leaders increase the grievances of the individuals within the meeting”.
Feroz stated educated people confronted challenges because of the failures of previous political management. “Many PhD holders have been pressured into menial jobs,” he stated. He claimed that a number of political events had provided him a ticket, however he had declined because of “their historical past of betraying the individuals”. The individuals deserve leaders who will genuinely combat for his or her welfare, he asserted.
Congress and Nationwide Convention are locked in a “pleasant contest” in Sopore. Congress has fielded Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, who has represented the seat thrice up to now, whereas Irshad Kar is the Nationwide Convention candidate.
