Jammu, Nov. 19 :
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee President, Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday said Indira Gandhi, the first woman Prime Minister of the country was a strong and visionary leader, a symbol of women’s empowerment and strength of the country.
Paying tributes to Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary here at a function, Karra said she was a firm believer in unity diversity, and secularism.
He recalled her numerous welfare schemes for the poor and downtrodden.
He also recalled her contribution to the freedom struggle and her great achievements as Prime Minister on all fronts.
Karra also remembered her achievements in giving great strength to the nation and her poverty alleviation scheme for the poor.
He referred to her victory in the Bangla Desh war and the signing of the historical Shimla agreement whereby Pakistan was restrained from raising the Kashmir issue in any international forum.
He also referred to her administrative and organizational reforms during her tenure.
Karra said that the time has come to strengthen the ideology and principles followed by the Congress and its great leaders for strengthening secularism, socialism,
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and inclusive democracy. He said that our young leader Rahul Gandhi is fighting for the established principles of the Congress party and the entire rank and file of the party is behind him in this struggle.
The Congress leader said that the time has come for every congressman and all those who believe in unity in diversity to defeat the communal and divisive forces who are posing a threat to the unity and integrity of the nation for which our great leaders Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Rajiv Gandhi laid down their lives.
Former Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand described Indira Gandhi as a great visionary leader who made several remarkable achievements on different fronts including strengthening the defence of the country.
She was a symbol of women’s empowerment in the country as a result the 73rd and 74th Amendments ensured 33 percent reservation to the women in PRI in the country.
JKPCC working President Raman Bhalla while paying tributes to Indira Gandhi said that under her leadership the country emerged stronger and progressed in all spheres of life.
She made very bold decisions in life for which she was named Avtar of Mata Durge by the opposition also.
During her time it was stated that Indira is India and India is Indira.
