J&K BJP celebrates Lohri, extends message for Universal peace

JAMMU, January 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu & Kashmir, extended the message of universal peace and love while it celebrated Lohri at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.

Former Dy. CM Kavinder Gupta, BJP State General Secretary (Org.) Ashok Koul, former MP Shamsher Singh Manhas, former Minister Sat Sharma, BJP Vice President Yudhvir Sethi, General Secretary Dr. Devinder Manyal, BJP NEM Priya Sethi, former MLC Vikram Randhawa and other BJP leaders were present on the occasion.

BJP senior leaders extended Lohri greetings to the whole mankind while praying for the good fortune, bumper harvests and peace in the Universe. They also offered traditional nuts and sweets to all those assembled on the occasion.

Kavinder Gupta, while extending the greetings of the Lohri festival to everybody especially to the residents of J&K, prayed for the prosperity of Jammu & Kashmir. He said that the festival depicts a profound love of nature, plentiful reap and the humans and also marks the realm of activeness among all living creatures. He said that the auspicious event of Lohri corresponds with the beginning of ‘Magh’ month, which initiates only a day after Lohri indicating the finish of cruel winter, he added and extended the message of Universal Peace and Love to all.

Ashok Koul said that it is always pleasurable to celebrate the “Lohri” as this gives the indication of brotherhood among us with the lovely change in weather in anticipation of good fortune for the whole world. He greeted people, said that “Lohri” depicts of our cultural ethos for time immemorial, and exhorted them to celebrate such occasions together with all their near and dear ones. He also prayed for the peace in Jammu & Kashmir denouncing the acts of terrorism and violence in the region.