JAMMU: Lighting of sacred fire and offering of holy Prasad, comprising five main ingredients like Til, Gajak, Gur, Mongfuli, Phuliya besides Popcorn marked the celebration of Lohri at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here this evening.
While extended greetings of Lohri to the workers Mr Rattan Lal Gupta Provincial President Jammu Province, JKNC said such festivals highlight the crucial need of fostering and further strengthening the bond of brotherhood which is essence of all religions he described the festivals as repository of each and glorious ethos of J&K which are being celebrated from times immemorial in a spirit of amity and brotherhood. Let us resolve to eschew the tendencies of hate and strive for hamonry, he added.
Large numbers of workers joined the festival and greeting each other by wishing Happy Lohri and spreading the feeling of love and happiness all around. Prominent among those present on the occasion included: `Ajay Kumar Sadhotra former minister and Additional General Secretary, Showkat Ahmad Mir Provincial President Kashmir Province, Qazi Jalal Ud Din former MLA, Ayub Malik, Pardeep Bali, Arif Mir Provincial Secretaries Jammu, Vijay Lochan Chairman SC Cell, Abdul Gani Teli Chairman OBC Cell, Rakesh Singh Raka Vice President Central Zone, Chander Mohan Sharma District President Jammu Urban, Raghbir Singh Manhas District President Jammu Rural “A, Vijay Laxami Datta, Master Aslam, Sandesh Shan Secretaries Central Zone, Harshvardan Singh President NCSU, M.K Rana,S.Gurnam Singh Block President Jammu West, Ashwani Charak Block President Jammu East, S. Sandeep Singh Wazir Block President Jammu Gandhi Nagar, Raja Arshad Ali Block President Batote, S. Tejinder Singh District President Jammu Urban YNC, Satpal Karlopia former corporator, Jatin Bhat, Amit Koul, Sumita Bhan, Robin Kumar, Pankaj Kohli, Ashanand, Parbhat Khapai and others.
