Srinagar, 23 February: (KNS) The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah paid glowing tributes to party stalwart and former party general secretary Sheikh Nazir Ahmed on his 6th death anniversary saying his personal and political traits were emblematic of Sher-e-Kashmir life and struggle.
In his message Party President, while paying glowing tributes to Sheikh Nazir Sahib terming him a conscientious and honest politician. “Nazir Sahib was brought in the mould of Sher-e-Kashmir life and struggle. Uncompromising on his principles and beliefs, which he had inherited from Sher-e-Kashmir, he was a strong spirited person. His matchless contribution towards strengthening the party will be remembered for all the times to come. A statesman to the core, he stood for his principles until his last breath. Today on his 6th death anniversary, I pay my earnest tributes to him. May Almighty grant him the highest echelons in Jannat,” he said.
Party Vice President while paying tributes to Nazir Sahib said, “The void created by his passing away is unarguably hard to fill. His honesty and selflessness will continue to inspire us all. The best tribute to him on his death anniversary would be by imbibing the zest with which he served the party. His doors were always open for the party workers. He was a “to-go-to” person for party workers; he was always concerned about the party’s grassroots level workers. Moreover, he belonged to the tribe of those great men and women who suffered immensely alongside Sher-e-Kashmir for the restoration of the rights of people of Jammu and Kashmir. On his death anniversary, I pay my earnest tributes to him. May Almighty grant him the highest stations in Jannah,” he said.
Meanwhile Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Additional General Secretary Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, Provincial Presidents Nasir Aslam Wani, Devender Singh Rana; Senior leaders Abdul Rahim Rather, Muhammad Shafi Uri, Chowdhary Muhammad Ramzan, Mian Altaf Ahmed,Party MPs Muhammad Akbar Lone, and Hassnain Masoodi; former MP Sharief Ud Din Shariq, Former speaker Mubarak Gul, Sakina Itoo, Pirzada Ahmed Shah , State women’s wing president Shameema Firdous, party Treasurer Shammi Oberoi, Khalid Najeeb Suharwardhy, Irfan Shah, Mir Saifullah, Sajad Kitchloo, Ali Muhammad Dar, Dr. Bashir Ahmed Veeri, Muhammad Syed Akhoon, Showkat Ahmed Mir, Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, Qamar Ali Akhoon, Dr Sajaid Shafi Uri, Syed Tauqeer Ahmed Shah, Javed Dar, Sheikh Ishfaq Jabar, Qaisar Jamsheed Lone, Abdul Majeed Bhat Larmi, Altaf Ahmed Wani, Peer Afaq Ahmed, Showkat Ganai, Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Mir, G R Naaz, Kafilul Rehman, Haji Haneefa Jan, Imran Nabi Dar, Salman Ali Sagar, Aijaz Jan, Aga Mahmood, Tanvir Sadiq, Muhammad Khalil Band, Dr. Sameer Koul, Muhammad Yaqoob Mir, Ghulam Hassan Rahi, Rattan Lal Gupta, Javaid Rana, Sajad Shaheen, Sheikh Rafi, Shabir Ahmed Kullay, M Y Taing, Er. Sabiya Qadri, GQ Pardesi, Sarah Hayat Shah, Mushtaq Guroo, Reyaz Bedar, Pir Muhammad Hussain, JS Azad, Ahsan Pardesi, Mudassir Shahmiri, Salam Ud Din Bajad, YNC, Women’s wing, Legal cell, Minority wing , district and block level functionaries have also paid glowing tributes to Sheikh Nazir Ahmed on his 6th death anniversary.(KNS)