Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 25: In connection with observance of birth anniversary of former president of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and architect of integral humanism philosophy, Deen Dayal Upadhayay , BJP organised various programmes across J&K today.
During these programmes BJP leaders paid rich tribute to Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay, in booth level programmes in all the Assembly constituencies and districts.
BJP national general secretary & Prabhari J&K and Ladakh, Tarun Chugh and J&K BJP president, Ravinder Raina, party general secretary (Org.), Ashok Koul along with other senior leaders led the programmes across J&K.
They paid tribute to the organizational ideologue Pt. Deen Dayal at Party Headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, here and other places.
Tarun Chugh, in his address enlightened the BJP activists with the thinking and philosophy of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay. Explaining the Pt. Ji’s concept of “Ekatm Manavvaad (Integral Humanism)”, he said that the former Jana Sangh president had worked on the economic and social model to develop modern India. The path developed by Upadhayay Ji gives us strength and shows us light, he added.
Ravinder Raina said that Pt. Ji wrote his ideas in various leading magazines to aware the world of his vision. Mentioning Pt. Ji’s beliefs, he said, ” Former Jana Sangh president always considered Sanskritik Rashtravaad above all policies believing in the Vasudev Kutumbhakam”. He believed that Indian culture believes in welfare of all.
Ashok Koul spoke on the ideas of Upadhayay Ji, Ekatm Manavvaad and Antodaya and said that all the policies led by Modi Ji are targeted to help the most neglected persons living in the remotest section of the society.
Besides, Tarun Chugh and Ravinder Raina, J&K BJP vice-president, Sham Lal Sharma, MP, Ghulam Ali Khatana along with others paid tribute to Deen Dayal Upadhayay.
Ashok Koul and former Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta along with others organised programme at Sainik Colony while J&K BJP general secretary along with district president, other party leaders and local residents listened held programmes at Sector Zero Point (Dungi) on LoC.
J&K BJP general secretary, Dr. Devinder Manyal attended the function at Dag Booth in Ramgarh of Samba. BJP NEM and Headquarter in charge, Priya Sethi attended the function on Booth No. 37 in district Jammu.
During these functions the BJP leaders also listened to Mann Ki Baat and they asked the party activists to discuss the issues raised by the PM in Mann Ki Baat with the local populace and make them aware of these issues.
MP Jugal Kishore Sharma along with senior leaders of the party paid tribute to Upadhayay at Talab Tillo. He said Pt Ji was among the founders of Bharatiya Jana Sangh. He said he laid down his life by serving the people of country.
BJP leaders Ayodhya Gupta, Keshav Chopra and others attended the programme and recalled the services and role of former Jana Sangh president.
Hindutva leader, Raju Chandel also paid glowing tribute to Upadhayay Ji and described him a great leader of the country.
BJP Displaced District held a function at Durga Nagar which was presided over by former MLC and party spokesman, G L Raina. The gathering paid rich tributes to Upadhayay and said his theory of integral humanism is the only solution to the problems being faced by world at present. Those who paid tribute included president KDD, Chand Ji Bhat, senior party leader, H L Bhat, general secretary, KDD, H K Razdhan, national treasurer, BJYM, Sain Prasad, J&K president BJYM, Arun Prabhat, its general secretary, Kapil Chib and presidents and general secretaries of Durga Mandal and Pt Prem Nath Mandal BJP.
The tribute to Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayay were paid at all district headquarters and constituencies and booths by BJP leaders and activists across J&K today.