Janta Dal United | News and Updates | Liyakat Ali Joins JDU

Srinagar, Aug 23:

A businessman and philanthropist Liyakat Ali on Tuesday joined the office of Janta Dal United (JDU) here, the party said in a statement. It said that the businessman joined the party. In coming days, his supporters will also join Inducting him into the party, party president GM Shaheen also spoke about Liyakat Ali calling him a “young budding politician”, and said that JDU welcomes him in the party. “Liyakat Ali mentors an association of the J&K community, which has a significant presence in UT also. His presence in JDU would strengthen it in UT,” Shaheen said Vivek Bali State General Secretary said that "Resident of Budgam, Liyakat Ali deals with web design, IT industry, and other allied activities business and has made his own mark in the field of business community. Besides carving a niche in the field of business. He is known for his immense contribution in the field of technology," the statement mentioned. On the occasion, Liyakat Ali said that he was impressed by the "socio-economic and political ideology" of the JDU. “Besides the developmental agenda, I have witnessed that the JDU leadership values and respects the sentiments of the common people. The brief spell of governance with the development and political accommodation being its hallmark, JDU did a commendable job in its brief stint of the last few years,” Liyakat Ali said.