Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 21: Senior National Conference leaders paid rich tribute to former minister and senior National Conference leader Bodh Raj Bali on his 18th death anniversary, with speakers highlighting his immense contribution towards welfare of people and the development and progress of Jammu and Kashmir.
“A leader of par excellence, having a high degree of political and administrative acumen, Bodh Raj Bali has left an indelible mark on the political horizon of Jammu and Kashmir”, Provincial president Devender Singh Rana said in a message.
He said that Late Bali worked tirelessly for the upliftment of poor and down-trodden in different capacities. His contribution in strengthening National Conference at the grass roots level in the Jammu Province remains a high point of his political career, he said, adding that the veteran leader made a distinct mark by serving the people, which will serve as a source of inspiration for the coming generations.
Paying tributes to Bali, State secretary Rattan Lal Gupta said that the departed leader worked with a sense of commitment.
” Bali worked with both Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah and Dr Farooq Abdullah and galvanized the party at all levels”, he added.
The other senior leaders dwelt upon various facets of his political career spanning decades. They described the late leader as a person of immense qualities who remained at the forefront in solving problems of the people.
Besides Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, Surjeet Singh Salathia, S Harbans Singh, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari, Babu Ram Pal, Abdul Gani Malik, Javed Ahmed Rana, Qazi Jalal Ud Din, Brij Mohan Sharma, Th Kashmira Singh, Bushan Lal Bhat, Jugal Mahajan, Khalid Najeeb Suharawardy, Ajaz Jan, Haji Mohd Hussain, T S Wazir and Jagjeevan Lal, those who paid tribute to Bodh Raj Bali on his death anniversary incude, Bimla Luthra, Deepender Kour, Vijay Laxami Dutta, Satwant Kour Dogra, Surinder Singh Bunty, Vijay Lochan, Abdul Gani Teli, Anil Dhar, Mohinder Singh, S. Gurdeep Singh Sasan, Dr Gagan Bhagat, Sawarn Latta, Prem Sagar Aziz, Dilshad Malik, Reeta Gupta, G.H Malik, Pardeep Bali, DS Jamwal, Som Nath Khajuria, Tanveer Ahmed Kichloo and others.
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