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Pays tributes to Sardar Patel on his Birth Anniversary
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Rich tributes were paid to the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary today, by the Congress party in all Dist. Headquarters of the state. The Main function was held at PCC HQ Shaheedi Chowk, Jammu.
JKPCC Vice Presidents and former Ministers Mula Ram, Raman Bhalla along with senior functionaries of PCC, DCC and other senior leaders of the party including frontal organizations offered floral tributes to her on the occasion.
Rich tributes were also paid to Sardar Patel, one of the greatest stalwarts of the country, on his birth anniversary today.
Mula Ram, while paying rich tributes to Gandhi, recalled her supreme sacrifice for the unity and integrity of the country and said that she enhanced the image of India in the community of nations by her farsighted stewardship and India emerged as a strong nation under her leadership.
He also laid stress on strengthening the principle for which Congress Party and Indira Gandhi always stood for and laid down her life and to fight against the forces of communalism and fundamentalism who pose threat to the unity and integrity of the country.
Raman Bhalla, while paying floral tributes to Smt. Indira Gandhi, remembered her supreme sacrifice for the unity and integrity of the nation.
He said that Gandhi created history by providing an able and dynamic leadership to the Country and was acknowledged a strong and visionary leader in the world.
He said that Congressmen should remain committed and strengthen the principles for which Indira lived and sacrificed her life.
Yogesh Sawhney said that Indira Gandhi had a special affection towards Jammu and Kashmir like her father Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and it was the reason that people of this State had special respect in her leadership and that of the Gandhi-Nehru family and their leadership and principles.
He referred to the attempts to distort history by certain forces, who are trying to divert the attention of countrymen from the great contribution of Nehru- Gandhi leadership and the role of Congress party and its leadership from time to time. He said that time has come fully understand and recall the role of congress and its leadership on various fronts and counter those spreading falsehood in the society.
On this occasion Senior leaders Kanta Bhan, Rajnish Sharma, Smt. Indu Pawar (President Mahila Congress), Former MLAs Th. Shiv Dev Singh, Ashok Sharma, DCC President Rajouri Shabir Ahmed Khan, DCC President Jammu Rural Hari Singh Chib, Masood Choudhary (Adv), highlighted the achievements of Indira Gandhi and described her as an iron lady, an able administrator and great visionary leader.
PCC leaders also paid rich tributes to the great stalwart of the nation Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and remembered his role in the freedom struggle and in the consolidation of India after Independence, shoulder to shoulder with Pt. Nehru and other great leaders of the time.
Similar function was held at Srinagar, wherein JKPCC president Ghulam Ahmad Mir led the rank and file of party to floral tributes to Indira Gandhi.
Mir blamed the BJP for creating atmosphere of uncertainty especially on economic, employment, development fronts and said shifting blame on others especially Nerhu Gandhi family in order to hide wrong policies and lack of vision on their part was condemnable, the fact of the matter remains that Nation knows as to what BJP was doing for the sake of remaining in power and also realize that it (BJP) was only concerned how to exploit people and grab power, he said.
JKPCC also paid rich tributes to Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel on his 146th birth anniversary, describing him a visionary and a man of integrity, who has rendered his great services to Nation.