Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 14: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress paid rich tribute to the first Prime Minister Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru and lauded his historical role, far- sightedness and efforts towards the rejection of two nation theory on Jammu and Kashmir leading to the accession of state with Union India.
Several functions at District and Block level were held all over J&K. An impressive function was organized by the District Congress Committee Jammu Urban led by Manmohan Singh at PCC office which was presided over by JKPCC working president Raman Bhalla and attended by senior vice president and chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, PCC vice presidents Ved Mahajan, Rajnish Sharma (Treasurer), Pranav Shagotra, PCC general secretaries Pawan Raina, Shashi Sharma, Narinder Gupta, Amrit Bali, Suresh Dogra, Satish Sharma, Thomas Khokhar and others.
While paying floral tribute, Raman Bhalla recalled the great contributions of Pt Nehru in the freedom struggle and in laying the foundations of free India as a strong democratic, secular and progressive nation, for which he is rightly known as the architect of modern India.
Bhalla denounced attempts by the ruling party and it’s sister concerns to distort the historical facts about the role played by the great stalwart in the freedom struggle and in the building of modern India especially his historical contributions, in bringing Jammu and Kashmir, into the Indian fold at the crucial times. He lauded the visionary role of Nehru in defeating the designs of two nation theory by Jinnah over Kashmir. It was his far- sightedness and his great efforts which ultimately succeeded in lending the popular support in Jammu and Kashmir towards its accession with India by Maharaja Hari Singh on Oct 26, 1947.
Ravinder Sharma described Pt Nehru as the tallest leaders of modern times after Mahatma Gandhi. He said that contribution of Pt. Nehru to bring the state of J&K to the fold of Indian nation can’t be forgotten and there is need to expose the distortions being made by certain forces for vested political interests. He also lamented those who try to belittle the contributions of Pt Nehru as leader of freedom struggle and as leader of the nation, who not only shaped the future of India but played the very vital rule in the world politics.
Ved Mahajan, Rajnish Sharma, Manmohan Singh and others also spoke on the occasion.
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