Baramulla: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said he will announce the formation of his new political party within 10 days and asserted that its ideology will be “independent”.
“I thank my colleagues who stand with me and are the base of my new party which, God willing, will be announced within the next 10 days,” Azad said addressing his public rally in Baramulla.
Azad said his new party will be ‘Azad’ (free), like his name, in its ideology and thinking. “My party will be Azad. Many of my colleagues said we should name the party as Azad. But, I said never. But, it’s ideology will be independent, which will not join or merge with any other. That may happen after my death, but not till then,” he said.
The former leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha said the emphasis will be to struggle for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and protection of job and land rights of its people.
“My party will be development-oriented. It’s agenda will be to give employment opportunities to the people,” he said.
Azad said he was not against any political party, whether national or regional.
“Many people across party lines are my friends,” he said.
PTI

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