Former MLA Aijaz Mir quits PDP, likely to contest polls as independent candidate

SHOPIAN — District President PDP and former MLA Wachi, Aijaz Ahmad Mir on Friday quit the party and is likely to contest the upcoming J&K Assembly elections as an independent candidate.

While talking to the news agency KNO, Mir, who is also a DDC member, said that he was shocked to know about party mandate being given to someone else.

He said that he was campaigning for the party for the last several months and even when he came to know about the mandate, he was interacting with workers in one of the villages of his constituency.

“If party had such intention, they should have at least contacted me and made any decision after taking me into confidence. Snatching mandate in such a way is humiliation and a man can bear anything but not humiliation, so I have decided to quit the party,” he said.

On being asked about his future plans, he said that he would fight elections but once again, he will sit with his workers and decide things after taking them into confidence.

“Mandates aren’t decided by parties, but by people and I am hopeful that people give their mandate by voting in my favour,” he added.

It is likely that Aijaz Mir will fight elections as an independent candidate now. Notably, PDP has appointed Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani as the constituency in-charge for Wachi.