: Cong, others pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi #IndiaNEWS #State Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 30: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president, Ghulam Ahmed Mir led the Congress

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JAMMU, Jan 30: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president, Ghulam Ahmed Mir led the Congress Party today to pay rich tributes to top Congress leader Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Chowk, Satwari in Jammu.
Working president of JKPCC Raman Bhalla and other senior leaders- Ravinder Sharma, Yogesh Sawhney, Manmohan Singh, Indu Pawar, Udhey Bhanu Chib, Gurdarshan Singh, Dwarka Choudhary and various other prominent leaders attended and observed a two-minute silence.
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Speaking on the occasion, JKPCC chief recalled the great contributions of Mahatma Gandhi in freedom struggle. He said entire world learns from the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi which has awakened the world and taught to live in co-existence. He said some forces in this country were and are against the philosophy of Gandhi. The ideology and philosophy that killed Gandhi, has to be defeated to keep this Country united and maintain peace and harmony. Congress workers and every right thinking citizen has to strengthen the philosophy of Gandhi Ji to defeat the radical forces.
Mir also regretted that the Home Ministry order regarding observing the martyrs day today, has deliberately omitted the name of Mahatma Gandhi which shows the respect of present Government towards Mahatma Gandhi.
Raman Bhalla said that Gandhi was an institution and a philosophy, which cant be killed, though he was assassinated on this day in 1948 physically. The philosophy of Gandhi Ji is more relevant today and the philosophy that killed Gandhi has to be defeated.
In a yet another function held at PCC office Srinagar, the party leaders and activists paid glowing tributes to Gandhi on his 74th Martyrdom Day. Senior Congress leader and Srinagar DCC president Abdul Gani Khan led the party leaders and workers in paying tributes to Father of the Nation. On this occasion two minutes silence was observed in the honour of Mahatma.
Speaking on the occasion, AG Khan said on this day the cruel hands of Nathu Ram Godsey assassinated Mahatma Gandhi leaving the entire Nation in grief and termed the Martyrdom of Mahatma a great loss to Nation, which could not be replaced by anything. He said Gandhi fought against the British Colonial Rule while leading the peaceful struggle to restore the lost honour and dignity of people of India.
Among others who spoke on the occasion included Mushtaq Ahmad Khanday, Umer Jaan and Mir Ruvais. Senior leaders Shameema Sopori, Shameema Khan, Gazi Ruhullah, Mir Mustafa Magami, Zahid Bashir, Mohd Hussain Wada, Sozia Mehreen Bhat,Tariq Ahmad and Shabir Ahmed were also present on the occasion.
Congress activists in a function held at Udhampur under the leadership of Sumeet Magotra paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi to mark his Martyrdom Day.

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