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Hurriyat leader takes pension, seeks revision for being a former legislator

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SRINAGAR: Former legislator turned Hurriyat leader Ghulam Nabi Sumji applied for the revision of pension after the amendment were made to the principal law in 2018.

Sumji is former general secretary and senior Hurriyat (G) leader. Before joining resistance politics, Sumji served as a legislator in the state assembly from 1987 to 1989.

“I have applied for the revision of pension as per the law. It is my right”, Sumji said as quoted by thekashmirpress.com.

Sumji has applied for the revision of pension after the state assembly passed an amendment to the principal Act of 1984, giving a good hike in pension of the retired legislators.

Sumji is the chairman of his faction of Muslim conference and his party is constituent of Hurrriyat (G).

The other faction is headed by professor Abdul Gani Bhat from whom Sumji parted ways long back is the constituent of Hurriyat( M) .

Sumji and Muhammad Syed Shah, brother of resistance leader Shabir Shah, were Muslim United Front candidates from Qazi’s Nisars Umat-I-Islami in 1987 assembly elections.

While Shah contested successfully from Anantnag assembly constituency Sumji emerged victorious from Home Shalibugh-Nadi segment .

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