Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 17: Rich tribute were paid to renowned Gujjar leader and former Minister and Member of Parliament, Choudhary Mohammad Aslam on his 8th death anniversary, here today.
A function was organised by the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, which was presided over by noted Gujjar researcher Dr Javaid Rahi wherein tribal youth and prominent persons graded the function.
In his presidential address, Dr Rahi described him as a visionary tribal leader who fought relentlessly for the rights of underprivileged classes especially for the tribal and other backward classes. “Ch Aslam who was elected to J&K Assembly for six times from Surankote Poonch constituency which shows his popularity among the masses,” he added, adding that as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, he highlighted the issues of people of J&K especially of those areas which are still backward.
Rahi said during his 50 year of leadership, he had worked for everyone who approached him. “Chowdhary Mohammad Aslam was born in 1944 at Lassana in Surankote of Poonch district. He was the son of a prominent Gujjar leader, Ghulam Hussain Lassanvi who was known as Gujjar Gandhi among the tribe,” he narrated.
Ishtiaq Misbah Choudhary, Naveed Khatana, Amir Choudhary, Shrief Dhakkad, Kher-ud-Din Chowdhary and Noushad Chowdhary were among speakers who paid their tributes to Ch Aslam on his death anniversary.
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