Governor, CM greets people on Buddha Purnima

Minister for Health, Horticulture & Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma addressing a public gathering on Saturday.
Minister for Health, Horticulture & Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma addressing a public gathering on Saturday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 5:  Governor  N. N. Vohra, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today greeted the people on Buddha Purnima and hoped that the auspicious occasion would be the harbinger of sustained peace, harmony, progress and prosperity in the State.
In his message of felicitations, the Governor described Lord Buddha as an apostle of peace whose message of ahimsa and non-violence assumes much greater relevance today when the world is faced with growing intolerance, violence and terrorism.
The Governor prayed for the well-being of the people of the State.
In a greetings messag,e the Chief Minister said that Jammu and Kashmir symbolizes pluralistic ethos and rich tradition of celebrating festivals and holy occasions in amity and brotherhood. He expressed the hope that this trait of the State would get strengthened with passage of time.
The Chief Minister prayed for peace and development of the State and the Country.