Jammu Tawi, Nov 03: Leaders of all major political parties have extended the people the good wishes on the eve of Diwali festival.
National Conference (NC) President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah have greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Diwali, hoping the festival will be celebrated with traditional harmony, enthusiasm and brotherhood.
The party president wished prosperity and happiness to its people. In a separate message, Party Vice President Omar Abdullah said, “May this Diwali strengthen the bond of brotherhood and communal harmony in J&K. I wish people a very Happy Diwali, hoping that the day augurs well for everlasting peace and prosperity in J&K.”
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Wednesday extended Diwali greetings to people and prayed for their well being.
Mir said that Diwali “festival of lights” is a unique and auspicious occasion, symbolizes the victory of truthfulness over falsehood, good over bad, it will continue to instil love and affection amongst the people for each other, irrespective of colour or religion.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday felicitated people on the occasion of Diwali wishing them peace, happiness and well-being.
In her message of greetings on the eve of Deepawali, Mehbooba hoped that the Festival of Lights would be a harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP senior leader Chander Mohan Sharma in his Diwali greeting message, urged the people to strengthen their traditions of love, affection and brotherhood and upliftment of deprived lot in the society.
Peoples Conference (PC) on Wednesday urged the Government of India to send out a positive message on the festive occasion of Deepawali by releasing Kashmiri youth and minors jailed in various prisons and juvenile centers across the country.
In a statement, former legislator and senior PC leader Nizam-ud-din Bhat said that this has been a standard practice of the welfare state to show compassion and empathy on such occasions.
He underlined the importance of youth and their involvement in their own upliftment and said that measures needed to be taken by the government to empower them so that they could play a vital role in ending decades of uncertainty and chaos while bringing in a new dawn of prosperity and everlasting peace.
Bhat urged the government of India to set free the youth of Jammu and Kashmir so that a positive message is sent out to the fraternity on the occasion of Deepawali and that such measures would contribute to making the young minds understand that they can claim ownership and avail the opportunities for their growth in an atmosphere of liberty.
“Such confidence-building measures will yield the positive outcome and the years of alienation could cease to exist”, Bhat said.
He added further, “minors are amenable to influences, more at times of uncertainty, which puts them in a direction not conducive to their harmonious growth. Therefore, it is imperative that a compassionate and empathic view is taken for larger interest, which will only help harness their potential for building a peaceful and prosperous society.
