NC functionaries, workers call on Farooq, Omar

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, July 23: Scores of National Conference functionaries and workers delegations called on the Party President, Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah for the second consecutive day today at their residence in Srinagar.
The delegations, which called on the party Vice president at his residence today, acquainted him about the party activities in their respective segments. The visiting workers also brought the prevailing socio-political and economic condition of people in their respective segments to the notice of the Vice President.
Party’s grass root level functionaries and workers also interacted with the Vice President about various organizational matters on the occasion.
Earlier, scores of party delegates, functionaries and workers called on the Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Eid Al Azha. While interacting with the workers and scores of other party functionaries at his residence, Dr Farooq underscored the need of protecting and preserving the linguistic, cultural and socio-political heritage of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the party since its foundation has been guarding the frontiers of the region’s individuality and uniqueness and will continue to do so unswervingly.
Dr Farooq impressed upon the visiting delegations, particularly the young to take pride in being Kashmiris, Gujjars, Paharis and Dogras. He asked the workers to draw lessons from the unsettling drawbacks of disunity impressing upon the workers to work towards strengthening the democracy and the party fortress.