STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Additional General Secretary National Conference Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal on Saturday exhorted youth to play their useful role in strengthening bonds of amity and unity by isolating the forces bent upon dividing society for furthering their political agenda.
Addressing prominent office bearers and workers of National Conference Students Union (NCSU) at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here this morning, Dr Kamaal lauded youth for their resilience and sagacity, hoping they will engage themselves in shaping the destiny of Jammu and Kashmir as a peaceful and vibrant State.
He said National Conference has all along provided opportunities and platform to youth to play their part in transforming the State and steering it to peace, progress and development. However, he cautioned them to guard against elements inimical to peace and unity.
The Additional General Secretary also dwelt upon initiatives taken by National Conference Governments from time to time for progress and development of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, saying that this process received serious setback during ten-month rule of PDP and BJP as the developmental tempo came to grinding halt. Instead of carrying forward developmental agenda, the previous regime indulged in hoodwinking public opinion and distorting facts, he said while referring to Moughal Road, which some claim to have been taken up in 1995. “They are conveniently ignoring the truth that this road was taken up in 1980 from both Shopian and Rajouri sides.”
Former MLA, Dr Chaman Lal also spoke on the occasion and pledged that youth will carry forward the mission of Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah in strengthening the bonds of brotherhood between various communities.
Several office bearers of the NCSU also addressed the gathering.
On the occasion office bearers of the NCSU Unit of Commerce College were also announced by Mahesh Bakshi and Narinder Pal Singh.
While Rahul Sudan was nominated as President, Daman Deep Singh and Iqjot Singh were declared to be Sr Vice Presidents. Bivesh Sharma was nominated as Vice President, Abhishek Gupta General Secretary, Swaj Koul, Sahil Kumar, Sourav Verma and Ridham Singh Joint Secretaries, Naveen Bhat and Karan Singh Press Secretaries, Narinder Kumar Saini Coordinator and Shubam Agral was nominated as Chief Organiser.
Prominent among those present on the occasion were Qazi Jalal Ud Din Ex- MLA, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad Provincial Secretary , Satwant Kour Dogra Provincial President Women wing, Mohinder Gupta, Sandeep Vice President YNC, Abdul Gani Teli, Reeta Gupta, Dilshad Malik, Iftakhiar Ahmad Choudhary Provincial President NCSU, Sahil Singh Jamwal, Rajeshwar Choudhary, Vikar Bidoria, Ritesh and Falal Singh.
