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Jammu and Kashmir`s bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal quit politics today, resigning from the Jammu and Kashmir People`s Movement, the party he founded last year after quitting the civil services.
In a statement today, the party said, "Dr Shah Faesal had informed State Executive Members that he is not in a position to continue with political activities and wants to be freed from the responsibilities of the organization".
"Keeping in view this request, it was decided to accept his request so that he can better continue with his life and contribute whichever way he chooses," the statement read.
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir`s bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal quit politics today, resigning from the Jammu and Kashmir People`s Movement, the party he founded last year after quitting the civil services.
In a statement today, the party said, "Dr Shah Faesal had informed State Executive Members that he is not in a position to continue with political activities and wants to be freed from the responsibilities of the organization".
"Keeping in view this request, it was decided to accept his request so that he can better continue with his life and contribute whichever way he chooses," the statement read.
There was no word on his future plans, though reports in the local media said he might be joining the administration again.
Shah Faesal, 37, who topped the 2010 civil services exam and was serving the state government, had quit his job in January 2019.
He said it was his gesture of protest against the "unabated killings" in Kashmir and the "marginalization of Indian Muslims".
One of the most vocal critics of the Centre`s move to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, he was taken into custody last year along with hundreds of other political leaders.