Jammu, December 04 (Scoop News) –(Updated)Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has paid rich tributes to the Late Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his birth anniversary on 5th of December describing Sheikh Sahib personification of the aspirations of people of Jammu and Kashmir and the symbol of unity and amity.
“Sheikh Sahib denotes the State’s high traits of pluralistic ethos and communal harmony. He nurtured and strengthened this characteristic and cemented the bonds of love between various sections of the society and different regions of the State”, he added.
“The slogan of ‘Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Ithad’ raised and practiced by Sher-i-Kashmir throughout his life, still reverberates the valleys, plains and mountains in the State and the universal harmony cultivated by Sheikh Sahib has become the integral part of the State’s quality”, he said.
The Chief Minister said that Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was the epitome of sacrifices and he always fought for the cause and dignity of general people. “His target was empowerment of common man and holistic development of the State. His vision of ‘Naya Kashmir’ embedded equitable and comprehensive development of all sections and all regions”, he elaborated.
Omar Abdullah said that the establishment of powerful Panchayat System in the State is our tribute to Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and our determination is to realize the dream of prosperous
Omar said that the best way of paying tributes to the great leader is that we all strive for peaceful, progressive and prosperous
Governor pays tribute to Sheikh Abdullah
N. N. Vohra, Governor, has paid rich tribute to Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah on his birth anniversary and recalled his significant contribution to the development of Jammu and Kashmir.
In his message, the Governor observed that Sheikh Sahib was among the notable leaders of his time who had worked closely with many national leaders, particularly Mahatma Gandhi and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. The Governor added that he was a farsighted person who was committed to safeguarding the pluralistic traditions and strengthening democracy and launched several path breaking initiatives to secure rapid all round development of the people of the State.
The Governor said that a befitting tribute to Sheikh Sahib would be for one and all to recommit to reviving the State’s glorious pluralistic ethos, the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood and amity for securing sustained peace, progress and prosperity in the State.
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