SRINAGAR: Senior political leader Syed Mohammad Akhoon on Saturday led a group of social and political activists and workers, including an NC block president, into the Apni Party, in a fresh expansion of the party’s presence in Srinagar. The new entrants, mainly from the Hazratbal and Zadibal constituencies, joined the Apni Party along with their respective teams at a function held at the party headquarters in Srinagar. “After spending decades in the National Conference, I came to realise that a leader or a worker has very little say in that traditional political party,” Akhoon said. Apni Party Kashmir Provincial President Mohammad Ashraf Mir also welcomed the new members and said the party would work with them to address challenges confronting the youth. The induction comes as the Apni Party continues to expand its organisational base in Srinagar through the entry of local political workers and activists.