India, Nov. 6 -- Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to begin the process of converting the Rajbagh footbridge over the River Jhelum (near the Silk Factory) into a motorable bridge.

In his statement, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said that the earlier decision to alter the nature of the project was "foolish, short-sighted, and ill-advised," reflecting a lack of understanding of administrative priorities and public interest on the part of the then Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti.

He further said that "it should be investigated why this project, conceived as a motorable bridge, was later altered and converted into merely a footbridge, despite expert opinion favouring its constructi...