Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 11: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today paid rich tributes to late Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg and Kh. Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah on their death anniversary.
In a message, Omar described them stalwarts of political struggle and social justice. “They sacrificed a lot and tolerated the hardships to uphold the principles of democracy and people’s rights”, he said and highlighted their significant role in socio-political development of the State.
Mirza Afzal Beg was the close companion of Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and fought the battle for people’s rights, Kh. Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah has the distinction of working both with Sheikh Abdullah as General Secretary of National Conference and with Dr. Farooq Abdullah as a senior Minister in his Cabinet, Omar said paying homage to them.
The Chief Minister said that the contribution of Afzal Beg in translating the vision of ‘land to tiller’ envisioned by Sheikh Abdullah into reality was remarkable, while the contributions of Kh. Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shah as the head of the State Autonomy Committee and as General Secretary of National Conference are outstanding and glaring.
The Chief Minister said that National Conference has always been the party of great luminaries enjoying the trust and support of general masses. “Our endeavour should be to work as a mission to achieve the goal of ‘Naya Kashmir’ for the people of Jammu and Kashmir where social justice and equitable development of all regions and sub-regions will rule the roast”, he said calling for fortifying and nurturing the high principles of secularism and democracy.
The Chief Minister prayed for the peace to the departed souls and wished well-being and prosperity to the people of the State.
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