Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 24: General Category People’s Front of India (GCPF) organized a Shradanjali Samaroh and paid rich tribute to young `martyrs’ of anti-Mandal agitation of 1990.
Candles were lit in the loving memory of the martyrs and floral tributes were paid to them, garlanding with showers of petals chanting Gaytri Mantra by the participants under the guidance of Raj Kumar Banathia, Chairman of the Front.
Speaking on the occasion, S N Sharma, General Secretary said that young students sacrificed their lives for nation’s unity and against divisive politics of caste and class. “We should not allow their sacrifices to waste. It is our moral duty to work for eradication of inequalities, injustices and caste based discrimination being practiced in the country,” he said. Jagdish Dogra, Advisor of the front, also spoke on the occasion.
Before conclusion of the event, two minutes silence prayer was observed by the participants for the eternal peace to the young martyrs. Dr Bansi Lal, V K. Sharma, V K Sharma, Deepika Khajuria, Ravi Sahni, Surinder Kumar, Kewal Sharma, Bhushan Pargal, Gopal Dass Verma and others were participants.
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