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KISHTWAR: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Senior Congress Leader and Former Minister Ghulam Mohammad Saroori while talking to media said that Gandhi Ji’s 156th birth anniversary is being celebrated not only across India but all over the world. He said Gandhi Ji was a secular and democratic leader who sowed the seeds of unity and freedom, but today Jammu & Kashmir is being stripped of its real identity and rights.
Speaking to the media, Saroori said, “Today is Gandhi Ji’s birthday, the 156th birth anniversary, and it is being celebrated not just in the entire country but across the world.” He added, “Gandhi Ji was that personality who sowed the seed of secularism in this nation and in this world. Gandhi Ji gave independence to this country. He was a secular leader, a democratic leader.”
Recalling Gandhi Ji’s contribution, Saroori said, “He strengthened brotherhood here; Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jains – he kept everyone together and by ousting the British from India, gave freedom to this nation.” Quoting Gandhi Ji, he said, “Gandhi Ji once famously said that he sees a ray of peace coming from Jammu & Kashmir.” However, Saroori lamented that the present situation has changed.
He remarked, “But today look at Jammu & Kashmir, its very image has been changed, its identity has been altered. Our 370 and 35A have been taken away, our Statehood has been snatched, our economy has reached zero, our tourism has been destroyed.” He further said, “Our state, which once was on the tourism map, is being pushed back day by day.”
Referring to recent controversies, Saroori said, “Look at the uproar created over the slogan ‘I Love Mohammad’. In Uttar Pradesh so many FIRs have been filed against people.” Expressing his belief, he said, “We believe in Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him). ‘Wa ma arsalnaaka illa rahmatal lil aalameen’ – he is our Prophet, our Messenger, whose footsteps we kiss. He is the one who spread Islam, who taught the world peace, who gave us faith and deen, who taught us prayers, fasting, Hajj, Zakat.”
Saroori stressed that Gandhi Ji’s vision must guide the nation even today. “On this day, Gandhi Ji’s birthday, we want that India should move forward on the same pattern on which Gandhi Ji made this country a land of peace and democracy. But unfortunately, today that very path is being harmed somewhere.”
