Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 22: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president GA Mir has praised the Congress leaders, workers especially the frontal organizations Youth Congress and NSUI for helping Kashmiri students and businessmen in different states and ensured their safe return to Valley.
Mir also expressed gratitude to Govt of Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Party leaders in Jammu and elsewhere for giving protection to Kashmir people who were being assaulted by right wing activists in the wake of Pulwama attack.
In a statement Mir commended the Party leaders especially the Youth Congress and NSUI for working tireless to ensure safety of Kashmir students and businessmen putting up in different States and providing them food and shelter in the time of distress and fear.
He said the rank and file of the Party along with NSUI & Youth Congress leaders and workers left no stone unturned to ensure safety and all help to the students putting up in Dehradun, Muzaffar Nagar, Patna, Muradabad, Kota, Jaipur, Haryana Chandigarh, Katholi, Pune Gwalior, Bhopal who were fearing assault on them by the right wing activists.
Although Congress Party was made up to work for the people and safeguard the secular fabric of the country, but the way Congress Party leaders and functionaries worked for safety and security of the people was commendable and inspiring.
He also expressed gratitude to SIKH community for providing shelter, transport and food to Kashmiri students.
He said the various right wing activists in Jammu and other parts of the country remained hell bent upon to damage the age old tradition of friendship and religious brotherhood, but the timely help by Congress cadres in different states defeated their designs thereby ensuring the safety of people.