Altaf Bukhari demands Centre open talks release detainees and overhaul Kashmir economy to cut poverty

He links dialogue to detainees and economic restructuring

Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari urged the Union government to start dialogue with Jammu and Kashmir’s youth, release detainees, and restructure the region’s economy to reduce poverty. Criticising reliance on traditional politics, he called for an amnesty and restoration of statehood, arguing that trust deficits and economic stagnation must be tackled together.