Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 4 : Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today paid glowing tributes to Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his birth anniversary.
In a message, the Governor recalled Sheikh Abdullah’s important contribution towards the all round development of the State, adding that he was among the tallest leaders of his time in the country, who worked with eminent leaders, like Mahatma Gandhi and Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru for strengthening the values of secularism and democracy.
Describing Sheikh Abdullah as a far seeing politician, the Governor recalled his commitment to safeguarding the pluralistic ethos of the State at the time of partition when communal frenzy had engulfed the country. He also referred to the historic Land Reforms and schemes like Rehbar-i-Sehat and single line administration introduced by Sheikh Abdullah, which helped in placing the State on the path of growth and development.
The Governor said that, today, the best way of remembering Sheikh Abdullah would be to work with a missionary zeal to strengthen the State’s deep rooted secular traditions and restoring the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood and amity for ensuring peace, progress and prosperity in the State.
Paying rich tributes to late Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah described the late leader symbol of amity, unity and progress of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Sheikh Abdullah denotes the State’s high traits of pluralistic ethos and communal harmony. He nurtured and strengthened this characteristic and cemented the bonds of love between various sections of the society and different regions of the State”, he added.
“The slogan of ‘Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Ithad’ preached and practiced by Sher-i-Kashmir throughout his life, still reverberates the Valleys, plains and mountains in the State and the universal harmony cultivated by Sher-i-Kashmir has become the integral part of the State’s quality”, Omar said.
The Chief Minister said that Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was the epitome of sacrifices and he always fought for the cause and dignity of general people. “His target was empowerment of common man and equitable development of the State. His vision of ‘Naya Kashmir’ embedded holistic and comprehensive development of all sections and all regions”, Omar elaborated.
Omar Abdullah said that the empowerment of people in the State would be our rich tribute to Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. He said Sheikh Abdullah high principals and sacrifice would continue to guide us to march on path of peace and development with a commitment.
Omar said that the best way of paying tributes to the great leader is that we strive for peaceful, progressive and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir.
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