Lt Guv greets people on Independence Day
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha extended greetings and good wishes to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Independence Day.
In his message Sinha said that Jammu and Kashmir has always been an integral part of the existence of India in each and every respect – culturally, politically, socially, and spiritually.
He said that Jammu and Kashmir has a time honoured tradition of assimilating and embracing every religion and tradition right from Kalhan’s Rajtarangini to Shankaracharya’s Advaita, Sufi Islam to the Buddhist philosophy of Mahayana. And this peaceful and syncretic co-existence is reflected in the lives of the inhabitants of this land.
“Although this cultural mosaic has suffered many attacks, yet nothing has succeeded in annihilating its existence,” he said.
The Lt Guv said that people of Jammu and Kashmir dissociated themselves from the communal riots of partition, and fully immersed themselves in upholding the spirit of national integration.
“We are all familiar with the contribution and role of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the struggle for India’s liberty,” he added.
He said that affter the constitutional change enacted in 2019, the central government took not one or two, but historic 50 decisions to transform the face of the region.
“A new era of normalcy and development has dawned due to the changes effected in the last year; a new journey has been undertaken. To ensure that this journey allows us to reach our destination quickly, the government has earmarked five targets to be achieved,” he added.
The Lt Guv promised a transparent system of governance, thriving grassroot level democracy, ensuring maximum welfare, accelerated development of Jammu and Kashmir and economic development, creation of employment opportunities and livelihood.
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