Sajjad Shaheen pays tributes to ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’

Ramban, Dec 05: National Conference leader & District President, Ramban Mir Sajjad Shaheen on Tuesday asked the people of J&K in general and party workers in particular to recall the “revolutionary role” played by “Sher-e-Kashmir” Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah for the welfare of the people.
“We should follow the vision and ideals of the great leader and founder of the National Conference Jenab Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah,” Shaheen said at a function held in connection with the celebration of the 118th birth Anniversary of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in Banihal which was attended by prominent functionaries of the party, delegates and workers of the party.
Shaheen said, “Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was the tallest leader of the state who has sacrificed a major part of his life to get rid of the people of the state from the clutches of poverty. Sheikh Abdullah’s revolutionary step of handing over Land to Tiller and introducing free education in the state has no parallels in the annals of the history of the state.”
The NC leader remembered him as the “greatest reformist who lived with the slogan of ‘Hindu-Muslim-Sikh Itehaad’”. “Sher-e-Kashmir’s contribution towards the upliftment of the people in the erstwhile state will be remembered for all times to come,” he said.
He added, “That the people of the erstwhile State are themselves witnesses to the struggle the National Conference has made since its inception for the dignity and honour of the State and its people and its leadership has always preferred public service over personal gains and served the people sincerely and truthfully.”
Shaheen told the workers that the “sacrifices” of the National Conference and its workers cannot be eclipsed by the “propagandist elements maligning NC to seek personal gains”.