Srinagar, September 28(Scoop News)-JK Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday impressed upon the people to wholeheartedly help Red Cross Society and contribute towards a noble cause. He said whenever there are, nature or human caused, challenges confronting the society all look towards Red Cross and find this Society always helping the humanity. He said and called for extending support and monitory help to Red Cross Society.
Addressing a function at the Lucky Draw event organized by J&K Red Cross Society here, the Chief Minister said that by purchasing a five rupee ticket of Red Cross ‘we contribute in a big way to help poor, needy, orphan, destitute and sufferers of various calamities and accidents’. “We all afford to buy Red Cross tickets and help the Society to carry forward its activities, as such, we should not hesitate in doing so”, he said and added that the ultimate goal of buying Red Cross ticket should not be to get prizes but to help the poor.
The Chief Minister referred to his childhood days when he used to visit Red Cross Melas with his grandmother Begum Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah who was the Founder President of J&K Red Cross Society. He said that such Melas were organized to collect money for Red Cross Society for its noble activities aimed at helping the humanity.
Speaking on the occasion, General Secretary, J&K Indian Red Cross Society, Roma Wani said that Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is also Vice President of the Society has granted Rs. 2 crore for construction of a Red Cross Building at the present location of Red Cross office. She said the building would be completed within two years.
Roma Wani said that an amount of Rs. one lakh will be given as prizes to the winners in lucky draw.
Present on the occasion were Minister for Planning and Development, Ajay Sadhotra and Advisor to the Chief Minister, Qamar Ali Akhoon.
The Chief Minister in a Lucky Draw picked up first three tickets for first three winners who received Rs. 20,000, Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively.
On the occasion two persons Shabir Hussain Khan and Abdul Majid Gamgeen were introduced to the audience who have donated Rs. 134 and Rs. 105 points of blood to the patients so far in their life and are continuing to donate the blood to the needy.
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