STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Stressing on strengthening communal harmony and brotherhood for inclusive growth and development of Jammu and Kashmir, newly appointed chairperson of Waqf Board Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi on Saturday sought support of all sections of the society to aggressively pursue agenda of peace in the Union Territory. Addressing a function organized by management of the Press Club of Jammu for her appointment as chairperson of J&K Waqf Board, Dr. Andrabi said that properties of the Waqf Board would be properly utilized for the welfare of the people. She said that apart from properties, including shrines, mosques and educational institutions across the Union Territory, the J&K Waqf Board looks after two universities and one nursing college.
Dr. Andrabi said that she has already initiated the process to maintaining sanctity of the religious places. Expressing her gratitude towards Press Club of Jammu for felicitating her, Dr. Andrabi said that it was all due to the support of Jammu media that her got recognition at the national level. “I am indebted to the Jammu media in general and Press Club Jammu in particular for supporting me”, she said. Newly elected president of Press Club of Jammu, Sanjeev Pargal conveyed his best wishes to Dr. Andrabi. Former president of Press Club Jammu Ashwani Kumar along with eminent lawyer Sheikh Shakil facilitated Dr. Andrabi by giving her a shawl. Vice-president of Press Club of Jammu, Zorawar Singh Jamwal, Dinesh Manhotra, secretary general, Channi Anand, secretary finance, Deepak Khajuria, Dinesh Mahajan, Govind Chouhan, Ajay Menia, Kunal Shrivatsa, Nishikant Khajurai (all executive committee members) also felicitated Dr. Andrabi. Vishal Bharti conducted proceedings of the programme. Jamwal cautioned people against some forces which are hell bent to create communal divide in Jammu region by shamelessly playing communal card. Jamwal made it a point that during the recently held elections of the Press Club of Jammu, members of the Club had given a befitting reply to the divisive forces and frustrated nefarious designs of such elements. He said that it is a historical fact Jammu is a shining example of communal harmony and brotherhood. “People of Jammu region will never allow divisive forces to carry on parochial agenda in this region”, he said. Advocate Sheikh Shakeel, Rakesh Gupta, former president Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Pradeep Dutta, Tahir, Satish Mahajan, Sunni Dua, Vivek Suri, Anil Gupta, Raman Raina and others graced the occasion.