Former IAS officer Shah Faesal announces he will launch new party

February 25, 2019 22:20

Former Kashmiri bureaucrat Shah Faesal has announced that he is launching a new political outfit and has already applied to the Election Commission for its registration.

Faesal made the announcement on NDTV's show Reality Check on Monday evening.

I want to participate in elections We are not going to join any existing party, we are going to start our own party, I want to make that announcement from the NDTV studio, the 35-year-old ex-IAS officer was quoted as saying.

Asked if he had a name for the party, he said, The name needs approval of the Election Commission. I have filed the representation there. So I will need some more time before I can reveal the name.

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