Jammu July 10 (KNS): National Conference today paid glowing tributes to Madr-e-Mehrban Begum Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on the eve of 20th death anniversary and recalled her historic role during the political movement of Jammu and Kashmir, as also towards the socio-economic empowerment of women.

Senior party leaders particularly dwelt upon the role played by Begum Sahiba during the imprisonment of Sheikh Sahib and kept the spirit of people for democracy alive by infusing a new vigour in them.

A statement issued to KNS reads, “Whenever historians will write on Sher-e-Kashmir, they cannot afford to ignore Madr-e-Meharban, as the persona of the tallest among the towering leaders of the time was incomplete without this great lady”, they said.
They referred to the exemplary contribution of Begum Sahiba in promotion of female literacy and empowerment of weaker sections of the society, irrespective of region, religion, caste, creed and colour. She will always be remembered for giving a big fillip to female literacy.
National Conference leaders said the best tribute to Begum Sahiba would be to work for strengthening the bonds of amity and brotherhood between various communities and striving for empowerment and emancipation of women across Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides Provincial President Devender Singh Rana, those who paid tributes to Begum Akbar Jehan included Ajay Kr. Sadhotra, Surjeet Singh Slathia, Rattan Lal Gupta, Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari, Th Kashmira Singh, Th Rachpal Singh, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, Javed Ahmed Rana, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, Ajaz Jan, Khalid Najeeb Suharwardhy, Babu Rampaul, Abdul Gani Malik, Dr. Chaman Lal Bhagat, Qazi Jalal Ud Din, Brij Mohan Sharma, Tarlochan Singh Wazir, Jagjeevan Lal, Jugal Mahajan, Gurdeep Singh Sasan, Surinder Singh Bunty, Rahim Daad, Haji Mohd Hussain, Master Noor Hussain, Sheikh Abdul Rehman, Mohd Iqbal Bhat, Bimla Luthra, Bhushan Lal Bhat, Satwant Kour Dogra, Deepender Kour, Swarn Lata, Dharamveer Singh Jamwal, Pradeep Bali, Vijay Lakshmi Dutta, Anil Dhar, Ch Haroon, Sajjad Shaheen, Vijay Lochan, Abdul Gani Teli, Wali Dad, Chander Mohan Sharma, Dr. Gagan Bhagat, Rakesh Singh Raka, Dilshad Malik, Rita Gupta, Rashida Begum, Veena Oberoi,Hasina Begum, Shama Akhtar, Pinki Bhat, Dr Shamshad Shan, Rekha Manhas Chib, Daljeet Sharma, Rama Gupta, Soma Devi, M. K. Yogi, Nirmal Sharma, Neelam Sharma, Mariam Begum, Sheikh Aamina, Kuldeep Kour and others.