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Kashmir gets new party but opposition calls it BJP proxy
Party vows to move on from conflict even as key political leaders remain under detention
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Mr Altaf Bukhari set up the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, calling it a "regional party with a national outlook".
As Kashmir's major political leaders remain under detention, a new political party has been launched, with a promise to "move on" from decades of conflict.
On Sunday, politician Altaf Bukhari announced the formation of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), which he said is "a regional party with a national outlook".


