• BJP pays floral tributes to DK Kotwal, Chandrakant Sharma

JAMMU: J&K BJP led by its senior leaders paid floral tributes to party ideologue Daya Krishan Kotwal and martyr Chandrakant Sharma. Main tribute programme in this regard was organized at party headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu in a programme organized by BJP District Jammu South led by its President Naresh Singh. Sat Sharma, President, J&K BJP accompanied by Ashok Koul, General Secretary (organization), J&K BJP, Adv. Vibodh Gupta, General Secretary, Priya Sethi, BJP NEM, Ashwani Sharma, former MLA paid tributes to the great souls at party headquarters.

Sat Sharma, while paying respects to the great souls, said that the Daya Krishan Kotwal ji was a hardcore social activist who served the society, while the terrorism was at its peak. He said that he believed in unity and advised all to be united. Kotwal ji worked firmly to strengthen and save the society and the whole region in troubled times.

While paying respects to Shaheed Chandrakant Sharma, he recalled his commitment in leading from the front, while braving the threats from the terrorists. Following the path of these great souls, he appealed to the society to be united against terrorism and never let the plans of anti-nationals be fulfilled.

On the occasion, he also remembered the supreme sacrifice made by the Parihar brothers. Ashok Koul, while paying floral tributes, said that due to his boldness, Kotwal ji was popularly known as the Sher-e-Doda. He said that Kotwal ji served in various capacities in RSS and as the President of BJP. He remembered Kowal ji’s role in preventing migration and maintaining communal harmony.

Koul said that Shaheed Chandrakant Sharma was an energetic activist, who was very helpful to the masses and played his part helping to contain terrorism with the forces. He was a dedicated RSS activist committed to the nation. He attained martyrdom in a targeted terrorist attack on him in the premises of District Hospital Kishtwar, while discharging his duties due to his ‘nation first policy’.

Ashwani Sharma asked the party activists to take lessons of sacrifice, and commitment from the lives of Daya Krishan Kotwal and Chandrakant Sharma, who selflessly served the nation, and the society. Naresh Singh conducted the proceedings of the tribute programme.

Veenu Khanna, Ayodhya Gupta, Rakesh Mahajan, Munish Sharma, Balbir Ram Rattan, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Sanjita Dogra, Sunil Prajapati, Pawan Sharma, Kulbhushan Mohtra, Pawan Sharma, Sanjay Baru, Parduman Singh, Prerna Nanda, and others paid tributes in the party headquarters.

Meanwhile both the noble souls were also paid floral tributes at the party Kachi Chawni, Jammu, in a programme organized by District Jammu led by its President Rajesh Gupta. Sat Sharma, President, J&K BJP accompanied by Priya Sethi, BJP NEM, Veenu Khana, Ayodhya Gupta, Sanjay Baru, Parduman Singh, and others were present in the Kachi Chawni. Tributes were also paid by the BJP’s Kashmir Displaced District led by its President Rajeev Pandita.

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