Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 7 : Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today paid tributes to Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah on his death anniversary and recalled his notable contribution to the development of the State.
In a message, the Governor described Sheikh Abdullah as a tall leader who nurtured a dream of peace, progress and prosperity in all parts of J&K. He recalled the period during which Sheikh Abdullah had worked with eminent national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and how he had strived for strengthening the cherished values of secularism and democracy in the State.
The Governor observed that best tributes would be for the people to work with a missionary zeal for re-establishing J&K’s deep rooted secular traditions, for ensuring sustained peace and normalcy in the State, which would usher in progress and prosperity.
Remembering Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Omar described him architect and founder of educative, progressive and secular democratic society in Jammu and Kashmir based on justice, equality and amity between all regions and all sections of the society.
Highlighting the struggle and sacrifices made by Sher-i-Kashmir for the cause of people and the State throughout his life, he said that welfare and public empowerment was his cherished desire and he made all possible endeavours in this direction.
Omar said that Sher-i-Kashmir laid the edifice of ‘Naya Kashmir’ with a clear vision of public empowerment and involvement in the formulation and implementation of development plans in accordance with the aspirations of the people and requirements of the areas. He said that his Government would put in all efforts to work for realizing the progressive, peaceful and economically welfare new Jammu and Kashmir envisioned by the late leader.
The Chief Minister said that the best way of paying tributes to the great leader is to follow his footprints and work together for achieving peace and prosperity for the State and strengthening the cherished secular democratic values advocated and propagated by Sheikh Abdullah.
The Chief Minister said that the concept of single line administration and devolution of power from central level to grass roots introduced and implemented by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah constitutes the necessary pillar in good-governance and public empowerment. He said that the revolutionary measure of land to tiller taken by Sheikh Abdullah has helped a lot to engulf the gap between have and have not’s and built a society on the principle of equality and justice.
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