Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 11: Floral tribute marked the observance of 22nd death anniversary of Madr-e-Meharban Begum Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah at Sher-e- Kashmir Bhavan, here today.
Addressing the gathering, NC Provincial President Jammu, Rattan Lal Gupta highlighted the achievements of Madr-e Meharban during her lifetime as member of Parliament and social worker. He said Madr-e – Meharban worked relentlessly towards female literacy and politico-economic empowerment of the people, especially women and down-trodden segments of society, irrespective of caste, creed , colour and religion.
Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, Provincial Secretary Jammu Province, Brij Mohan Sharma, Vice President, Dr Bashir Ahmed Veeri, Vijay Lochan PP SC Cell, Abdul Gani Teli PP OBC Cell, Vijay Laxmi Dutta, Pardeep Bali and Swarn Lataa also paid tributes to Madr-e-Meharban, saying her role in socio- political empowerment of people in general and female literacy in particular will continue to work for the betterment of Jammu and Kashmir.
The programme was organized and chaired by Satwant Kour Dogra, Provincial President Women Wing Jammu Province in which large number of women workers participated.
While paying tributes to Madr-e- Meharban, Satwant Kour Dogra said that her contributions during the political struggle of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly after the arrest of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah has been immense. Her role shall be remembered for the years to come. Real tributes to her shall be to continue the programmes which she left for the present generation, she added.
Those who were present on this occasion, included: Bushan Lal Bhat, Ex-MLC, Nar Singh, PP Labor Wing, Daljeet Sharma, Shamim Begum DDC, Th Yashu Vardhan Singh, Additional Spokesperson Jammu, Rashida Begum, Jatin Bhat, Farooq Mughal, Mohinder Kumar Rana, Rama Sambyal, Neena Devi, Ashu Rajput, Chanchla Devi, Sakuntla Devi, Suman Devi , Som Raj Taroch, Nitish Gowsami and others.
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