Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Jan 30: Former Chief Minister and president of People’s Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti today paid rich tributes to former minister and senior party leader Sardar Rafeeq Hussain Khan here today.
Mehbooba arrived on a three-day visit to the border district of Rajouri-Poonch today amid massive reception by party workers at various places en route to Poonch. The former Chief Minister visited the residence of deceased party colleague Sardar Rafeeq Hussain Khan at Mendhar and participated in congregational prayers organized to pay tributes to the departed soul.
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She was accompanied by general secretary of the party and former MLC Surinder Choudhary, former legislators Firdous Tak and Advocate MR Qureshi, Vijay Dogra (former VC), Maroof Khan, Rajinder Manhas, Shamim Dar, BDC Chairman Shamim Ganai, Satpal Charak, Parvaiz Wafa, Varinder Singh Sonu, Advocate Javaid Choudhary, Rajat Gupta, Advocate Majid Shah, Ahsan Akram and others.
Addressing a well attended condolence meeting of the party workers, Mufti remembered Sardar Rafeeq Khan Sahib as leader of downtrodden and underprivileged. She said that the deceased had devoted his entire life in the service of the society and people shall always remember him for his selfless service.
“We in the party will miss his fatherly advice and guidance”, she said adding “now it’s responsibility of every one of us to carry forward his mission”. On the occasion, Ms Mufti also performed Dastarbandi of Sardar Waseem Khan, the elder son of the deceased leader in presence of party leaders and religious scholars.
Mufti later visited the house of former party legislator Yashpal Sharma to condole the demise of his brother Anil Sharma.
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