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In his first political rally Shah Faisal former IAS topper attracted a huge crowd at Kupwara on Monday in North Kashmir.
Faisal while addressing the rally in which thousands of people participated assured to work for the dignity of Kashmiri people and weed out the corruption from state.
“I have joined politics to restore the dignity of people. I have taken a long but straight route to achieve my objectives. I will fight against corruption and poor governance,” he told gathering, adding that there is no escape route to the existing situation rather to face it bravely. “I had once thought to move to US for a job since I was like caged in government. But at the same time I felt what is there to do in US when my neighbour is in crisis. This motivated me to come back and join the politics,” he said.
During the rally, reports reaching here maintained that people had coined the songs for Shah Faisal what were earlier used for NC founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. ‘Yee Karri Tee Karri Bab Karri Lo Lo’. ‘Yee Karri Tee Karri Faesal Karri Lo Lo’,” they shouted.
Reports said that it was just a get together organized by Shah Faisal, however, after people knowing about his arrival turned it into a big rally.
“This has motivated Shah Faisal to go for more such rallies. The response was awesome,” sources close to Faisal told The Legitimate.
Faisal had resigned from the job recently and decided to join politics. However, he was rumoured to join National Conference. But after witnessing large scale criticism by the people for becoming part of status quo, he decided to form his own political party.
In his first public appearance, reports said that the majority of participants were youth.
“Though people defied the chill but snow had blocked many adjoining areas. Otherwise, the crowd could have been much higher,” said the sources close to Faisal.