Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 9: J&K BJP paid tributes to its former president and veteran leader Daya Krishan Kotwal and RSS leader Chanderkant Sharma at party Headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, here, today.
Former Dy. CM, Kavinder Gupta, BJP general secretary (org), Ashok Kaul, general secretary, Sunil Sharma, former MLA, Rajesh Gupta and other senior leaders paid floral tributes to them at a simple function.
J&K BJP vice-presidents, Yudhvir Sethi, Aseem Gupta, secretary, Arvind Gupta, office secretary, Tilak Raj Gupta, media secretary, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, additional office secretary, Naresh Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Makson Tikoo and others also paid tributes to the great souls.
Kavinder Gupta, while paying tributes to the great souls said that Kotwal Ji was equally respected by members of all communities in erstwhile Doda district. He said the contribution of the late leader will be always remembered. He also said that the RSS leader, Chanderkant Ji laid down his life following the path of his core values and added that we all must take lessons of patriotism from their lives.
Ashok Kaul, said that during their life time, these great men provided their priceless services to the nation and society with their selfless deeds and even today everyone of us are being guided by their noble and incessant services for the society.
Paying tributes to Late Daya Krishan Kotwal, Kaul said that he led the State Unit of BJP as its president from 1996 to 2002 and contributed a lot in strengthening the secular democratic fabrics of the State. He said that Kotwal Ji was a humble person who was accessible to all and always fought for the cause of the downtrodden.
Kaul, said that Chanderkant Sharma fought for more than 3 decades against Pakistani terrorism and his heavenly departure was a great loss to the nation and society. He fought like a soldier against cowardly Pakistanis in J&K, he said and added that Kotwal was an embodiment of dedication and selfless struggle for the organization and its ideology.