Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 1: A meeting of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha was held at Arya Samaj Dayanand Marg under the presidentship of Bharat Bhushan Arya. Great tributes were paid to the thousands of people who died in the recent natural calamity at Kedarnath, Badrinath and surrounding areas. Tributes were also paid to Army, police and para military personnel who have sacrificed their lives while on duty in saving the precious lives of hundred and thousands of people who were trapped in heavy floods at Kedarnath and Badrinath area.
All the members present in the meeting and representing all Arya Samajs of the Jammu area also prayed to the God to give peace to the departed souls and courage to the bereaved families to bear the loss. Bharat Bhushan Arya also informed the members that in the morning pious Yagya was also performed at Arya Samaj Trikuta Nagar and Arya Samaj Dayanand Marg for the peace of the departed souls.
It was also decided in the meeting that all Arya Samaj will jointly contribute to provide necessary financial help to Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Uttarakhand who is extending all types of help to the affected people in Kedarnath, Badrinath and surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, a condolence meeting was held at Trikuta Nagar here today to pay homage to the people who lost their lives in Uttarakhand cloudburst. The meeting was organized by Aseem Gupta BJP State secretary and president Cultural Development Forum. A two minutes silence was observed in their memory and meeting prayed for the eternal peace of departed souls and courage to bereaved to bear this irreparable loss.
While paying homage to the departed souls Aseem Gupta made an appeal to people of Trikuta Nagar to donate maximum in the relief fund in cash and kind.
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