Udhampur, March 19: Bhartiya Janta Party on Sunday paid rich tributes to former legislator Lala Shiv Charan Gupta on his 15th death anniversary.
According to a statement issued by the party, a function was organised to commemorate his death anniversary at Nand Palace Udhampur by Lala Shiv Charan Gupta Yaadgaar Samiti.
The function was hosted by former minister Pawan Kumar Gupta and President Municipal Council Udhampur Dr Jogeshwar Gupta.
Party spokesperson said the event was attended by thousands of enthusiastic party workers and was addressed by prominent senior leaders including Devender Singh Rana, Baldev Raj Sharma, Satish Sharma, DDC Chairman Lal Chand and BJP District President Arun Gupta besides other persons.
Speakers recalled the yeoman services of Lala Shiv Charan Gupta rendered to the people of Udhampur and threw light on life history of Lala Shiv Charan Gupta who was one of the founding members of the Praja Parishad Party.
BJP leaders recalled the efforts of Lala Shiv Charan Gupta towards the legitimate rights of the people of J&K and said his work not only lead him to being jailed twice by the Sheikh regime during Praja Parishad agitation but there was also a ‘shoot at sight’ order in place against him by the authorities.
“This turbulance of this phase was evident from the fact that Lala ji had no option but to reside in hiding, away from family for months at a time,” they recalled.
While addressing the gathering, Pawan Gupta, who is also the son of Lala Shiv Charan Gupta, recalled fond memories of his father who was elected to the State Assembly four times and worked in various capacities in social and political circles.
Several speakers spoke about the vision and tireless dedication of Lala Shiv Charan Gupta for the prosperity of the people of Jammu and Udhampur in particular and his generous and benevolent services to the public and down trodden became a source of inspiration for the generations to come.
They recalled that his “His physical form may have departed our world 15 years ago but his eternal light shines on us through the heavens guiding us through the more challenging paths of life.
