SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah paid glowing tributes to Party Veterans Mirza Muhammad Afzal Beg and Khawaja Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Shah on their 38th and 16th death anniversaries respectively.
In his tribute to Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg, Dr Farooq said, “An ardent ally of Sher e Kashmir in his struggle for the restoration of people’s rights and honor, Mirza Muhammad Afzal Beg Sahib played a defining role in the realization of progressive and pro-poor objectives of National Conference. A commanding figure in Kashmir Politics, Beg Sahib was an astute politician endowed with numerous virtuous qualities. He will be remembered for his heroic struggle towards alleviating the suffering of the people of J&k by contributing to the land to tiller reforms and the abolition of big landed estates. I pay my earnest tributes to him on his death anniversary. May he be bestowed with the highest echelons in Jannah.”
Paying tributes to Khawaja Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Shah, Party President said, “His association with National Conference and Sher e Kashmir was underlined with unquestionable loyalty. He played a pioneering and crucial role while serving the party and the people of J&K in various capacities; a great mind and an exemplary statesman; he was driven into politics by his resolve to serve the people of J&k. He played a key role in the framing of the various pro peasantry and pro-poor legislations. An institution he was in himself. I pay my tributes to him on his death anniversary. May almighty bestow upon him the highest echelons in Jannah.”
Party’s Vice President Omar Abdullah while paying tributes to Mirza Muhammad Afzal Beg, and Khwaja Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Shah said, “The contribution of both the party veterans in scripting a glorious era of service and sacrifice would go down in the history as a laudable illustration of statesmanship and leadership. National Conference firmly stands on the bedrock of service and sacrifice of such great visionaries as late Beigh Sahib and Late Shah Sahib; I pay my earnest tributes to them and pray for eternal repose to their souls. May the Almighty grant the highest stations to the duo in Jannah.”
Among others Party’s Additional General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustufa Kamal, Party’s Members of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone, Hasnain Masoodi, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Nasir Aslam Wani, Mubarak Gul, Muhammad Syed Akhoon, Sakina Itoo, Gh Ahmad Shah, Altaf Ahmad Kaloo, Peer Afaq, Javaid, Dr Sajad Uri, Showkat Mir, Imran Nabi Dar, Ahsan Pardesi have also paid glowing tributes to the veteran leaders on their death anniversaries.
