Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 20: J&K BJP remembered Pt Prem Nath Dogra, popularly known as Sher-e-Duggar, on his death anniversary in a simple way to avoid large gathering, at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, here.
Former BJP State President Sat Sharma, former Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta, J&K BJP General Secretary (Org) Ashok Kaul, J&K BJP General Secretaries Dr Devinder Manyal and Vibodh Gupta, former MLA Rajesh Gupta, former MLCs Vikram Randhawa and Girdhari Lal Raina and other senior leaders paid floral tributes to Pt. Dogra.
Sat Sharma said that Pt. Prem Nath Dogra was a tall leader of J&K who worked for total integration of UT with rest of India. Popularly known as Sher-e-Duggar, he was instrumental in forming Jammu Praja Parishad party to raise the voice of Nationalist forces. He told that Pt Dogra also served as President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Kavinder Gupta said that Pt. Dogra was equally respected by his opponents as well as he always raised voice for the rights of downtrodden and suppressed. He said that Pt Dogra will always remain a source of inspiration to us. He said that Pt Dogra became a symbol of simplicity and made an impression in the hearts of common masses.
Ashok Kaul, said that while leading the Praja Parishad agitation with the slogan “Ek Vidhan, Ek Nishan, Ek Pradhan” Pt Dogra marked an uprising for the common population of the region. He narrated the events which took Dogra to such a high position that he came to be called as “Sher-e-Duggar”.
Dr Devinder Manyal, Vibodh Gupta, Rajesh Gupta, Vikram Randhawa, Kulbhushan Mohtra, Arvind Gupta, Balbir Ram Rattan, Tilak Raj Gupta, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Sanjita Dogra, Prem Gupta, Vinay Gupta, Varinderjit Singh, Kulbhushan Mohtra, Puran Chand, Subhash Gupta. Rakesh Sangral, Brijesh Gupta and others were among the prominent BJP leaders who paid tributes to the great leader.
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