Jammu, October 31, 2021: Rich tributes were paid to the former Prime Minister Smt. 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 Shri 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. His services in the freedom struggle and in the strengthening and consolidation of the country after independence were recalled.
Shri Mula Ram while paying rich tributes to madam 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 Smt. 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.
Shri 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 Smt. Gandhi created history by providing an able and dynamic leadership to the Country and was acknowledged as a strong and visionary leader in the world. She will always be remembered as a leader of the masses with a strong commitment to the upliftment of the poor and the downtrodden and devotion to the cause of the nation and did not succumb to any pressures at the cost of unity and integrity of the nation.
He recalled her historical contributions in the form of the Shimla agreement, which binds Pakistan to settle all outstanding issues with India including Kashmir through bilateral means, strengthening of Non-Aliened Movement (NAM) in the World, besides librating Bangladesh for which her leadership was commended. He said that Congressmen should remain committed and strengthen the principles for which Indira Ji lived and sacrificed her life.
Shri Yogesh Sawhney while paying tributes said that Smt. 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. It is the respect and trust in the leadership which binds the people of this great and vast country having many diversities. She was truly the leader of all sections of plural Indian society and stood by her principles and laid down her life for the same.
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 to 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 Smt. 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 Smt. Indira Gandhi and described her as an iron lady, an able administrator, and a great visionary leader. They said that Indira Ji was the symbol of women’s empowerment in the country and always framed policies and programmes aimed at the upliftment of the poor and down-trodden. She launched various schemes for the welfare and development of the poor population of the country including her twenty-point campaign for them.
PCC leaders also paid rich tributes to the great stalwart of the nation Sardar 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.
PCC Secretaries Pawan Raina, Sanjeev Panda, Corporators Shri Dwarka Choudhary, Kamal Singh, Chairman Pradesh Congress Seva Dal Vijay Sharma, Chairman OBC Suresh Doga, Vice Chairman ST Dept. Ch. Wafa, Col. Swarn Singh ), Dr. Karan Bhagat, Rajveer Singh, S. Gajan Singh, Sahil Sharma, DCC functionaries Dr. R.K. Khajuria, Madan Lal Malagar, Rajesh Sharma, Uttam Singh Chib, S. Gurmit Singh, Chander Sheikhar, Gulshan Kumar, Ram Magotra, Sat Pal Spolia, Nassir Masih, Pt. Vishwa Nath, Ms. Tamana, Rakesh Sharma, Pawan Kumar, Rakesh Chopra, Gopal Dass, Garu Ram, Janak Raj Mehra, Ajay Kumar, Vipin Sharma, and others attended the function and paid tributes to their beloved leaders.