Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28 : Pradesh Congress Committee celebrated the Foundation Day of the Congress Party in various functions organized in the region today.
A function was held at PCC headquarters, Shaheedi Chowk here to celebrate the Foundation Day of the party, which completed 129 years of its foundation today.
Th Hari Singh, vice president PCC presided over the function which was attended by prominent leaders of the party including functionaries of PCC, DCC, Blocks and frontal wings of the party.
On this occasion, the senior leaders of the party threw light on the history of Congress party and its contribution and sacrifices for the freedom of the country and achievements towards nation building in the post-independent period. It was on this day in 1885, the Congress was founded and during its 129 years of the service to the nation, the Congress party remained committed to the principles of secularism and socialism and for strengthening the unity and integrity of the nation. It was the Congress party under whose banner the entire countrymen irrespective of caste, creed, colour or religion unitedly fought against the mighty British rulers for the freedom of the country and countless number of countrymen including several senior leaders of the party underwent great sufferings and supreme sacrifices to achieve freedom for the nation.
There were great challenges before the nation at the time India attained freedom and it is the result of the able leadership provided by the Congress that India today has emerged as a great power in the world. India is recognized in the world as a messenger of peace, a vibrant democracy in a pluralistic society.
On this occasion, the Congress leaders and workers pledged to work more dedicatedly to strengthen the party at all levels by adhering to its fundamental principles and policies.
Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Ravinder Sharma, chief spokesman PCC, Maheshwar Singh, Shah Mohd Choudhary, Dr Rashid Choudhary, Manmohan Singh (all general secretaries), Krishan Lal Gupta-organizing secretary, Neeraj Gupta, Rajiv Gupta, Narinder Gupta (all secretaries) Dr RK Khajuria- general secretary DCC Jammu (U), Pawan Gupta (Raju Mahajan), Suresh Sharma, Raj Kumar and others.
Meanwhile, DCC Kishtwar, under the leadership of Th Randeep Bhandari also organised function to celebrate party’s Foundation day. Mr Bhandari and several other speakers threw light on the contribution of the Congress party for the country and freedom struggle of the country. PYC unit Batote and DCC Udhampur also organised similar functions in this connection.
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