PESHAWAR: A former Awami National Party (ANP) activist has said withdrawing from the contest would be an insult to thousands of his supporters who had asked him to take part in the election without the party’s support.Shah Nawaz Khanzada’s membership was cancelled for violating party constitution and campaigning for election as an independent candidate against the party nominee in Swabi district.Before taking the decision to contest election as an independent contestant, he had written a letter to the ANP appellate board about cancellation of his candidature for the National Assembly constituency NA-18 Swabi.