JAMMU: Inculcating a culture of probity and integrity in the public life by all patriotic people would be the sincere and genuine tribute to the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters during struggle for freedom from foreign yolk, said BJP State Vice-President Col. Uttam Singh, while addressing a well attended gathering of party activists at the programme organized by Freedom fighter & Martyr Cell to observe the martyr day of Chander Sheikhar Azad. This programme was organized at party headquarters by Freedom Fighters & Martyrs Cell Convenor Bharat Bhushan Sharma and was presided over by Col. Uttam Singh.
Col. Uttam Singh said that a galaxy of brave and great men led the freedom struggle against British Raj and never hesitated in sacrificing their life for the sacred cause. Chander Shekhar Azad was a shining star amongst these great men who by their uncommon conduct and sacrifice have set a unparalleled example of inspiration for generations to come. He added that by remembering and recalling the sacrifices made by freedom fighters like Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Raj Guru, Ram Parkash Bismil, Ashfaq Ullah etc. we are infact reiterating our resolve to continue our struggle for nation building.
State General Secretary & MLA Kavinder Gupta, while paying his tributes to the sacrifice made by Azad observed that in the modern times because of the tremendous evolution and revolution in information technology, we tend to get carried away by modern trends forgetting our own civilizational and cultural moorings of which the sacrifices made by freedom fighters like Azad are essential part. He further added that the spirit and the determination which is reflected in the life history of Azad should serve as an example for all of us.
Cells Incharge & MLA Sat Sharma (CA) also paid rich tributes to Azad on his 84th martyr anniversary and advised all that we should rededicate ourselves for the character building of the youth and nation building drawing inspiration from the freedom struggle and the sacrifices made by great men like Azad. BJP Kashmir Cell National Co-convenor Chander Mohan Sharma presented a short life sketch of Azad, while State Office Secretary Rajinder Sharma conducted proceedings.
Pt. Atma Ram Sharma, Ramesh Arora (Adv.), Ashok Kaul (Adv.), Lalit Moza, Purnima Sharma, Rajni Sethi, Arun Chhibber, Shilpi Verma, Subash Gupta, Abdul Gani Kohli, N.D. Rajwal, Altaf Thakur, Jaidev Rajwal, Arif Raja, Surinder Choudhary, Vipin Shastri, Praduman Singh, Arvind Gupta, Jagdev Singh, Onkar Singh, Bal Khajuria, Sanjay Baru, Rajesh Gupta, Er. Ashwani Khosla and others also paid their tributes.