Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 6: J&K Awami National Conference (ANC) today paid rich tributes to Ghulam Mohd Shah, former Chief Minister of J&K and founder president of the party, on his ninth death anniversary.
In this connection, a programme was held here at ANC headquarter, Gandhi Nagar. Senior functionaries and workers of party attended the function and paid floral tributes to GM Shah.
Addressing the gathering, Gian Singh, provincial president of ANC, said throughout his life Shah remained affectionately committed to the people of the State. “He had always shared their pain and endeavoured to mitigate their sufferings”, added Singh.
He said that Shah alongside the towering leader, Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, had sacrificed to bring the State out of the morass of subjugation under the ruthless autocratic rule. Singh further added that Shah was an astute politician, a great friend and an excellent administrator, whose period as Chief Minister can easily be described as the golden period.
He remembered him for the gifts he gave to people of Jammu in the shape of famous Bagh-e-Bahu Garden Complex, Jammu National Highway bye-pass, New Bridge on River Tawi along with innumerable developmental projects.
ANC youth president, Raj Sharma, said that during his stint in office, GM Shah was credited with several epoch-making decisions like regularization of thousands of daily-rated workers, provision of jobs to thousands of unemployed youth, launching several power projects for all-round development and to rid the State of its backwardness, etc.
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