Congress celebrates 138th Foundation Day in jammu

Jammu, Dec 28:  An impressive function was held at PCC HQ. Shaheedi Chowk Jammu today to celebrate the 138^th  Foundation Day of the Congress party. Working President  Shri Raman Bhalla hoisted the party falg in the presence of CWC Member Shri Tariq Hameed Karra (EX-MP) and other Senior leaders.

 The traditional salute and  the National Anthem was sung by all Congress leaders and workers present on the occasion amidst raising of slogans of  “INC Zinda Bad “, Bharat Mata Ki Jai. The function was organized by Congress Seva Dal led by its Chief Shri Vijay Sharma in coordination with PCC and DCC Jammu Urban. Which was attended by functionaries of  PCC, DCC, Block, Frontal Wings, Corporators and others.

Prominent among them include Former Minister Shri Mula Ram , Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma; Smt. Kanta Bhan, Shri Yogesh Sawhney Incharge DCC Jammu Urban, Shri Jahangir Mir,  Th. Manmohan Singh, Shah Nawaz Choudhari,Smt. Gurbachan Kumari Rana, Shri Ved Mahajan,Th. Hari Singh Chib,  Pawan Raina, Shashi Sharma, Gurdarshan Singh, S. Amolak Singh, Shiv Kumar Sharma  Karan Bhagat, Amrit Bali, Kapil Singh, Deepika Rajawat, Sahil Farooq,  Sanjeev Panda,  Thomas Khokhar, Smt. Zahida Khan, Corporators Dwarka Choudhary, Ritu Choudhry & Rajinder Singh Jamwal, Aijaz Choudhary, Ajay Lakhotra,   H.S. Mehta and others.

Addressing the gathering Shri Raman Bhalla said that Congress has history of struggle and sacrifices of 138 years for the  freedom of the country and for the  unity, integrity and diversity. “Today, once again the circumstances are similar to those existing before independence. The rights of people are being crushed, there is dictatorship everywhere, democratic and constitutional institutions are being finished. Unemployment is at its peak, farms and fields are being attacked. In such circumstances, it is our responsibility to save the country from such dictatorship and fight it. This is true patriotism,” Bhalla said.  He marked the occasion by highlighting his party’s pledge for “truth and equality” and said that “Congress has been committed from the beginning to raise the voice of the nation”. 

 On  Congress Foundation Day let us celebrate & acknowledge the selfless service & contributions of millions of Congress workers, men & women, who have helped build & sustain the Congress party over the ages. We owe these unsung heroes our gratitude & respect, observed Bhalla.

 He said that the  Congress party shall continue its struggle for early restoration of statehood and democracy in Jammu and Kashmir and to safeguard the right to lands and jobs for the youth. He appealed to the party workers to expose the false and malicious propaganda of the opposition parties and strengthen  the  Congress party for the better future of youths.

Addressing the function  CWC Member Shri Tariq Hameed Karra (Ex-MP) said that

The Congress party represents the idea of India  which means  unity in diversity. During 138 years of its  history of service  to the nation and the country, congress has always stood for the protection and preservation of this idea of India and  continuously  fought against the divisive and communal forces in the country which pose  a threat to this very idea of India more than before now.

Shri Rahul Gandhi  is leading the Bharat Jodo Yatra in the Country for the very purpose of defeating the challenge posed by the divisive philosophy and forces who are dividing the country and communities and weaken the nation. All those who believe in the philosophy of unity in diversity have to rise above of their petty political interests   to strengthen this movement  which is  for a broader goal and purpose above party interests.

On the occasion a cultural event highlighting the patriotic spirit was also presented.

Shri Yogesh Sawhney and Th. Hari Singh Chib congratulated the congress workers  and thanked them for their participation.

Others who attended the function include Pawan Dev Singh, Ashok Sharma, Jugal Sharma, Bimla Slathia,Jatinder Singh Chib,  Chander Shekhar, A.P. Singh, Jatin K Raina,  Balbir Singh, Hoshiar Singh, Jatin Vashisht , Vijay Khajuria,  Khushwant Singh, Satpal Spolia, Shamsher Bhagat, Gurmeet Singh,  Ram Parkash Mangotra, Anup Gupta, Ajaib Singh Motton, Romal Singh, Som Nath Sharma, Babu Khan, Uttam Singh Chib, Jagdish Raj, Om Parkash, Balkar Singh, Jugal Sharma, Rakesh Sharma, Sanjay Rajdhan, Kuldeep Kumar Lucky, Parvez Wani, Dharam Pal, OP Bhagat, Koshal Parihar, Ranjeet Singh, Tarsem Masih, Alisha, Shri Gopal,  Parkash Chand, Manzoor Ahmed, Mohd Abbas, Zahoor Tantery and others.