Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 27: Pradesh Congress Committee, its frontal organizations and party activists paid rich tributes to Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru on his 49th death anniversary throughout the State today.
Main function in this connection was held at PCC headquarters, Shahidi Chowk which was presided over by senior vice president of the PCC Dharam Pal Sharma (Ex-MP), here today. It was attended by other senior functionaries of the PCC and DCC besides leaders of the frontal organizations and BCC presidents.
The speakers including Minister for PHE Sham Lal Sharma, Mr Pal and others described Pt Nehru as a great visionary leader who laid sound policies for the future of this great nation. They said the policies which were framed by Pt Nehru’s stewardship are the guiding principles for this country on all important fields. They said Pt Nehru laid down the foundations of independent India as first Prime Minister. He was one of the tallest leaders of the world under whose stewardship the country progressed on all fronts.
Sham Lal in his address described Pt Nehru as an ardent freedom fighter, a competent administrator, a successful planner, visionary thinker, an author and the world statesman. He said Pt Nehru provided political stability to the establishment of Indian democracy. He was deeply committed to the development of science and was architect of Modern India.
Prominent among others who paid their tributes on the occasion included Om Chopra, Kuldip Verma, Rani Gargi Billoria, Bharat Gandhi, C L Bhat, Kanta Bhan, Manmohan Singh, Ravi Singh Slathia, D S Langeh, J L Koul, B B Gupta, Sanjay Sawhney, Manjit Singh, Rajveer Singh, Neeraj Gupta, Padmini Langeh, Chanchal Poopli, Suman Mahaldar and Mian Bashir Ahmed.
Similar functions were held at various district headquarters across the State to pay tributes to late Jawahar Lal Nehru today.
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