STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: To support the demand of holiday on the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh, J&K BJP President Ravinder Raina called a meeting of the social, religious, traders, industries, transporters, business and student organizations at BJP headquarters, here on Wednesday.
Ravinder Raina, while addressing the meeting said that no one can ever forget the contribution of Maharaja Hari Singh in the history of Jammu & Kashmir as well as in the freedom struggle of India from the British.
He said that BJP has followed the movement for the holiday since long and the party has successfully ensured the holiday on the Vilay Diwas “The Accession Day” which falls on 26th October.
“Maharaja Hari Singh is the icon of the Jammu & Kashmir, who was a great social reformer and patriot. He was first amongst all those who asserted for the Independent India challenging the authority of British. BJP has always been on the forefront of the movement to demand recognition of the efforts of Late Maharaja. Now the BJP will ensure the holiday on the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh,” he said.
Ramesh Arora (President Arora Vansh Sabha), Zorawar Singh (Social Activist), Neeraj Kumar (Chamber), Arun Choudhary (Arya Pratinidhi Sabha), Deepak Gupta (Ware House), Yash Paul Gupta (President Retailers Association), Ved Sharma (Dogra Brahman Pratinidhi Sabha), Mahanat Rameshwar Dass, Arun Gupta (President CCI), Thakur Narain Singh (Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha), Kavinder Gupta (former Dy. CM), Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and others spoke in favour of the demand for holiday on birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh.
At the end of the meeting, it was unanimously decided that holiday will be ensured on the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh.
Rajesh Verma (Chowk Chabutra Bazar association), Rajinder Kumar (Link Road Bazar Assocaition, Vijay Gandotra (dogra Khatri Sadar Sabha), All J&K Megh Sabha Naresh, Dev Anand Gill (President All Valmiki Samaj), Murari Lal (President Kashyap Rajput Sabha), Ramesh Arora (Arora Vansh Sabha), Kali Das (All J&K Sadar Mahasha Sabha), Hira Lal Bhat (Kashmiri Hindu Samaj), Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha, Traders Welfare Association, Fattu Chougan Trader Association, Traders Welfare Association Bus Stand Jammu, Ramesh Kumar Tak, Rajan Gupta, Anil Kohli President Apsara Road Assocaition, Sanjay, Pooja Kapoor (President Residency Road Trader Association), Anoop Mittal (President) Ashish Mahajan (GS) Kanak Mandi Trader Association, Sanjay gupta (President Raghunath Bazar Association), Deepak Gupta (President Trader Association Ware House), Kashmir Pandit Sabha (Ambphala) Anil Wakhloo, Ram Dhan (President Kashyap Rajput Peer Mitha), Brahm Kumari Ashram (Rehari), Ramesh Chander (President Central Basic School Purani Mandi Association), Karuna Kshatri (All J&K Gorkha Sabha), J&K Gorkha youth (Munish Adhikari), Suraj Narain Pangotra (Ex. GS All J&K MSS), Shammi Naryal, Ashok Tanotra, Ravinder Mittal (GS Aggarwal Sabha), Hardeep Aggarwal (Sr. Vice-President), Prabhat singh (GS Shree Sanatan Dharma Sabha), Sanjay Gupta (Treasurer Shree Sanatan Dharma Sabha) and others were amongst the prominent social and religious associations and their representatives to support the cause.
