STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: On the occasion of the Balidaan Divas of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, BJP leaders paid rich tributes to him in different programmes held at District, Mandal and Booth levels across the State.
In this series, Jammu District BJP organised programme at its Trikuta Nagar Office, wherein State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Kaul, State Spokesperson Prof. Virender Gupta, District President Baldev Singh Billawaria, District General Secretary Vinay Gupta, Cells Incharge S. Varinderjeet Singh and Mandal Presidents Ankush Gupta and Harban Choudhary garlanded the statue of Dr. Mookherjee and paid their tributes.
Ashok Kaul, while paying tributes, said that the sacrifice of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee for the integrity and sovereignty of the country and for making J&K State integral part of the country constitutes a milestone event in the history of the J&K and the country.
Dr. Mookerjee had a brilliant academic career and joined politics with the sole aim of serving public and the nation, he said adding that he did not hanker after the power as he resigned from the Nehru’s cabinet on account of differences and became the founder member of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the precursor of BJP.
The movement of nationalist forces in the State to abolish the entry permit system and introduce free hoisting of National Tricolour Flag was initiated by Dr. Mookerjee and paid the ultimate price of his life for the same, he mentioned.
Prof. Virender Gupta said that Dr. Mookerjee’s sacrifice was the start of the process of the nationalist forces of the State of resisting and struggling against the anti-national and fissiparous forces within and outside the State.
Vinay Gupta conducted the proceedings.
Similar programme was organized by Jammu West District of BJP under District President Ayodhya Gupta at Kachi Chawni office.
BJP State Treasurer Chander Mohan Gupta, District Prabhari Jugal Kishore Gupta and other leaders paid tributes to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
