Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 11: In order to pay their tribute to Mirza Mohd Afzal Beg and Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah on their 42nd and 20th Death Anniversaries respectively, a function was organised by National Conference here today.
Addressing the gathering, Additional General Secretary and former Minister, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra said that late Mirza Mohd Afzal Beg and Mohi-Ud- Din Shah would be remembered for a long time to come for their historical role which they played during their lifetime by serving the state in various capacities .
He said Beg was Architect of land reform act and abolition of big landed Estate Act and was also close associate of late Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah.
“He was instrumental of 1975 accord between late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohd Abdullah referring to late Mohi -ud-Din Shah,” said Sadhotra.
Rattan Lal Gupta Provincial President Jammu Province said these two leaders served the state and that they were part of movement launched under the leadership of late Sher-i-Kashmir in J&K State in the early forties .
“True tribute would be to follow their path and complete the work which they could not complete during their life time. They were close associates of Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohd Abdullah and remained jail during freedom struggle. Both were eminent advocates of J&K High Court,” he said.
Among those who were present on the occasion include, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed Provincial Secretary Jammu Province, Abdul Gani Malik and Pardeep Bali, Provincial Secretary Jammu, Abdul GaniTeli Chairman OBC Cell, Vijay Laxmi Datta, Rita Gupta, Rakesh Singh Raka, Waris Gill, President Christian Cell, Tejinder Singh District President Jammu Urban YNC, Nirmal Singh, Gurnam Singh Block President Jammu East, Sahil Kerni and Jatinder Kumar.
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