LOP Rahul Gandhi had asked IYC to take up the cause to help orphan children
Poonch leadership expressed gratitude to Rahul Gandhi, Tariq Karra & IYC leadership
Poonch, July 30 (KNS) : On the directions of Leader of Opposition Lok Sabha & former President of Congress party Rahul Gandhi, JKPCC Chief Tariq Hameed Karra & National President of IYC Udey Bhanu Chib Wednesday handed over cheques of financial/educational aid to 30 children of war martyrs in Poonch , in the presence of Working President JKPCC Raman Bhalla, AICC Secretary Shah Nawaz Chaudhary, Former Chairman Legislative council Jahangir Mir, Sain Abdul Rasheed, DDC, District President Poonch Rajinder Singh Kaka, IYC Secretary Ajaz Chaudhary ,Taj Hussain Mir& PYC Vice President Fiaz Ahmed & General Secretary Anirudh Sawhney & others.
In a simple function in Poonch attended by the affected children and their relatives besides prominent Congress and youth Congress leaders , they were handed over the cheques of financial aid in order to sustain their lives especially carrying on their education. These children lost their parents and bread earner in the Pakistan shelling during Operation Sindoor in which 13 persons lost lives and 28 others injured.
JKPCC Chief Tariq Hameed Karra told reporters that LOP Rahul Gandhi ji during his visit to Poonch to meet victims of Pakistan shelling also visited a school & met the children .He desired the finding out of most deserving children to be provided financial aid to carry on their studies.
As a result the IYC started this exercise to shortlist the most deserving children left orphan and lost their bread earner and offered financial aid to them.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Karra said that All India Congress leader had visited different affected families in Poonch and shared their grief and gave a message of concern & care for citizens in this extreme border belt, who were targeted by Pakistan against all principles of humanity & international norms of war.
He appreciated the IYC led by Udey Bhanu Chib for taking up this pious initiative to help the most deserving children who lost parents in the service of nation. Nothing can be more pious than this cause.
All India Youth Congress President Udey Bhanu Chib said on the occasion that the IYC was inspired by LOP Rahul Gandhi to undertake this most deserving cause of service and extending helping hand to the victims of war.
He said that these children shall be able to continue their studies against the worst situation caused by Pakistan shelling. More organizations and affluent members of society should come forward in such situations adding that there is no dearth of kind people who support the suffering people in need.
Shah Nawaz Chaudhary thanked Rahul Gandhi and IYC for extending financial support to the most deserving children who are worst sufferers of the Pakistan shelling.
Jahangir Mir & DCC President Rajinder Singh Kaka thanked Rahul Gandhi and JKPCC President Tariq Hameed Karra for considering the request of the people of Poonch during their visits and asked Youth Congress to take care of these orphan children. On behalf of people of Poonch, they expressed gratitude to Rahul Gandhi and Tariq Hameed Karra as well IYC leadership.(KNS)