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Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22
Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Tara Chand and Ministers, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar , Mian Altaf Ahmad, Mr. Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora, Mr. Surjit Singh Slathia and Mr. Sham Lal Sharma have greeted the people of Jammu & Kashmir on the eve of Maha Shivratri.
In their greetings, they said the celebration of the festival reminds people of the bonds of regional brotherhood and communal harmony and symbolises the composite culture of the State. They said the festival symbolizes love and amity among each other, adding these values should be upheld at all costs.
Wishing a happy and prosperous Maha Shivratri, especially to the Kashmiri Pandits. The festival is celebrated as Hairath by the Kashmir Pandits.
The Ministers prayed that the day would bring all-round development and peace in the State.
Dr. FarooqAbdullah, President J&K National Conference has extended warm greetings to the people of the state on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri celebrated by Kashmiri Pandit brethren as Herath.
In a message Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that the auspicious occasion symbolizes great composite cultural ethos for which Jammu & Kashmir is known all over. He said such occasions strengthen bonds of amity, love and secular temperament among all sections of the society.
He expressed the hope that Maha Shivratri will be celebrated in a spirit of harmony and will usher in a new era of peace and good will among all sections of the society.
"I wish a bountiful Maha Shivratri to the people and pray for the prosperity of the State", the statement said.
Provincial President J&K National Conference, Jammu province Rattan Lal Gupta, in a statement issued here today has extended warm greetings to the people of the state on the eve of Maha Shivratri.
He said that Maha Shivratri inspires people to strive towards the pursuit of truth, which leads to the ultimate consciousness epitomized by Lord Shiva. The festival, he said, lays stress on the values of piety, devotion, mutual love and harmony, which are cornerstones of the great Indian civilization.
He said that the festival is also celebrated in a big way in Jammu region, as elsewhere in the country, and referred to the Shiv Khori Mela, which becomes destination of thousands of devotees on this auspicious day.
Extending his greetings to the people, Gupta said "the festival gives us message of brotherhood, harmony and love".
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and the party President Mehbooba Mufti have felicitated the people of the State on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri.
In a message PDP leaders while extending Shivratri greetings to the people in general and the Kashmiri Pandit brethren in particular have said that the auspicious day symbolizes Jammu & Kashmir's unique religious and cultural ethos that are embedded in its soul.
Praying for complete peace and normalcy in the State, the PDP leaders expressed optimism regarding the return of Kashmiri Pandit brethren to their homes to revive the Kashmir's age-old culture of religious coexistence, amity and brotherhood.
Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir Democaratic Forum ( JKDF) as felicitated people of the state on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. Pandit Bhushan Bazaz , President JKDF has expressed hope that celebration of Shivratri will make the beginning of a new erain the state . He said festivals like Shivratri have peculiar importance in our age old traditions of mutual brotherhood and communal harmony .
He furthere said that Muslims and Hindus have been celbrating various festivals in Kashmir jointly and this amply indiacted our faith in religious coexistence .
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