Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 16: Daughters of Panun Kashmir (DoPK) organized a function to pay tributes to Gool 1997 martyrs, here today
Dr Ritu Bakshi, vice-chairperson of DoPK presided over the function. Rajesh Gupta, MLA Jammu East was the chief guest while MLC Girdhari Lal Raina was the guest of honour. Advocate Umesh Shukla of Kanpur was the special guest while Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, president, Panun Kashmir was the community speaker on the occasion.
The function was inaugurated with the lighting of traditional lamp before the photo images of the martyrs Sushil Kumar Bhat, Ravinder Kabu and Ashok Raina who were selectively killed by the Islamic terrorists while they were going to Gool to join their duties in 1997.
The two other martyrs who were brutally killed near Sarthal-Kishtwar and Doda included Kanya Lal Duda and Shiban Lal Garib. Floral tributes were offered to the martyrs on the occasion and besides a large number of community members, the families of the martyrs also attended the function.
Rajesh Gupta, in his speech, said, “The Kashmir Pandit community has proved that those who resist can only exist. The sacrifices of the martyrs will never go waste as they remain pious and sacred for all of us”.
Girdhari Lal Raina, in his address, highlighted the contribution of the martyrs and gave a brief of his relationship with them. He said that his party, the BJP, would make all efforts to bring succour to the displaced community as it has been always doing.
Advocate Umesh Shukla extended his help and assistance to the cause of Kashmiri Pandits. He said that his previous contributions to the cause of Kashmir in the form of Kashmir Chalo March and Tiranga Yatra have always inspired him to take up the issue of Kashmir and Kashmiri Pandits at his native place in Kanpur.
Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo dwelt on the subject of recent damning report of the UNHRC about the Kashmir situation and said that Panun Kashmir rejects the report completely. He said that it seems that the report has been dictated to the UN body by Hafiz Sayeed.
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