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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress paid rich tributes to the first prime minister Pt Jawahar lal Nehru and lauded his historical role, far- sightedness and efforts towards the rejection of two nation theory on Jammu & Kashmir leading to the accession of state with India.
impressive function was held here today at PCC HQ Shahidi Chowk Jammu which was presided over by JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla and attended by Former Ministers Mula Ram, Yogesh Sawhney, Th. Balwan Singh (Ex-MLA), Ravinder Sharma (Ex-MLC), Th. Manmohan Singh, Ved Mahajan (Ex-MLC), Vinod Sharma, Hari Singh Chib and others.
Paying floral tributes, Raman Bhalla recalled the great contributions of Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru in the freedom struggle and in laying the foundations of free India as a strong democratic, secular and progressive nation, for which he is rightly known as the architect of modern India.
Bhalla denounced attempts by the ruling party and it’s sister concerns to distort the historical facts about the role played by the great stalwart in the freedom struggle and in the building of modern India especially his historical contributions, in bringing Jammu and Kashmir , into the Indian fold at the crucial times.
He said that no one can deny or belittle the visionary role played by Pt Nehru in defeating the designs of propounder of two nation theory Jinnah over Kashmir. It was his far- sightedness and his great efforts which ultimately succeeded in lending the popular support in Jammu and Kashmir towards its accession with India by Maharaja Hari ?ingh on 26th Oct, 1947.
Mula Ram in his address described Pt. Nehru as the tallest leaders of Modern times after Mahatma Gandhi. He said that contribution of Pt. Nehru to bring the state of J&K to the fold of Indian nation can’t be forgotten and there is need to expose the distortions being made by certain forces for vested political interests.
Yogesh Sawhney described Pt. Nehru as a great visionary and architect who laid the foundation of Modern India. He said that the building of a democratic, social and political system was his principal objectives. For him political democracy was a means of solving social problems.
Paying rich tributes to Pt. Nehru Ravinder Sharma said that in recent times Nehru’s legacy has been under attack from his detractors, who are the ideological descendants of the Non- participants in the freedom struggle.
