BJP holds Hawan, Shradhanjali Sabha for martyrs of ‘Pahalgam terror attack’ in Jammu

JAMMU: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu & Kashmir organized a ceremonial Hawan followed by a tribute ceremony (Shradhanjali Sabha) at BJP headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, to pay tribute to the martyrs of Pahalgam Terrorist Attack.

Sat Sharma, President, J&K BJP, Ashok Koul, General Secretary (organization), J&K BJP, Dr. Nirmal Singh, and Kavinder Gupta, former Dy CMs, Sham Lal Sharma and Yudhvir Sethi, Vice-Presidents & MLAs, Adv. Vibodh Gupta, General Secretary, Prof. Gharu Ram Bhagat, Ch. Vikram Randhawa, Th. Randhir Singh, and Surinder Bhagat, MLAs, Priya Sethi, former Minister, and other senior leaders of BJP paid floral tributes on the occasion.

BJP leaders performed the Hawan with customary rituals to pray for the Moksha to heavenly bound souls, then paid floral tributes and later concluded with a two-minutes silence praying for the departed souls. The BJP leadership conveyed profound condolences to the families of the martyrs and called upon all sections of society to collectively strive for enduring peace and justice.

Sat Sharma, while paying tributes to martyrs of the Pahalgam targeted Terrorist attack, said that the whole nation is anguished over this unwarranted martyrdom of these unsuspecting victims. He said that certain vested interests are working to disturb the ongoing peace, progress and communal harmony in Jammu & Kashmir. He emphasized that no religion preaches hatred among fellow humans and the heinous acts of terrorism have to be condemned by all.

Sharma quoted the local Kashmiri business owners, who were left high and dry after this terrorist attack. Earlier, they were appreciating the tremendous increase in their income and overall improvement in the socio-economic status of common Kashmiri after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.

He also mentioned that the PM Narendra Modi and HM Amit Shah are concerned over the safety of the citizens and are determined to retaliate strongly. Focusing on the commitment of the Modi government, he said that all the culprits of the Pahalgam Terrorist attack would be taught a lesson of lifetime.

Ashok Koul, while paying tributes, said that the tragic incident shook the whole world. He said that the union home minister personally supervised the evacuation, medical treatment and the security measures after he immediately flew to Kashmir. He expressed his concern on the targeted killing of innocent citizens by terrorists in a communal manner. He also blamed MP Aga Syed Ruhullah, for instigating the local sentiments by articulating that tourism is invading the culture of Kashmir. Lauding the anti-terrorism protests in Kashmir, he said that these protests (if held a few decades back) could have prevented the present turmoil in Kashmir.

Dr. Nirmal Singh expressed confidence in the Modi government and stressed on the common stand by all the political parties against the terrorism. Kavinder Gupta articulated that this tragedy would never be forgotten and this incident will give a new direction to the fight against the terrorism. All other speakers underscored the imperative of fostering national unity, strengthening security, and adopting a resolute approach toward combating terrorism, to ensure that such heinous acts are never repeated.

Aseem Gupta, Anuradha Charak, Rajinder Sharma, Adv. Rajesh Gupta, Naresh Singh Jasrotia, S. Varinderjit Singh, Veenu Khanna, Ayodhya Gupta, Rakesh Mahajan, Suraj Singh, Suresh Sharma, Baldev Singh Billawaria, Dr. Shehnaz Ganai, Tilak Raj Gupta, Munish Khajuria, Rajni Sethi, Dr. Tahir Choudhary, Adv. Ankur Sharma, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Ankit Gupta, Rajiv Charak, Sanjita Dogra, Puneet Mahajan, Parmod Kapahi, Vinay Gupta, Ved Sharma, Sanjay Baru, Rekha Mahajan, Sunil Prajapati, Prof. Kulbhushan Mohtra, Ajay Vaid, Dil Bahadur Singh Jamwal, TK Sharma, Shailja Gupta, Ritika Trehan, and others also paid Shradhanjali to the martyrs after participating in the Hawan. Adv. Rajesh Gupta conducted the proceedings of the Shradhanjali programme.