Conscious nations never forget the sacrifices of their martyrs

 Press-Note   Date : 31/08/2011

Shri Amarnath Samiti has paid glowing tributes to all the 13 martyrs of 2008 Amarnath land row agitation who scarified their lives during the Amarnath land row.The function was organized in a big way with huge participation of people at  Geeta Bhawan, Jammu. The focus of the programme was to remember and recall the supreme sacrifices made by the martyrs during the agitation. Sangharsh Samiti honored the family members of all the martyrs by presenting them shawls as a token of respect. The photographs of all the martyrs namely Manjit Kumar, Ramesh Kumar, Kuldeep Verma, Sanjeev Singh Samyal, Sunny Padha, Narinder Sharma, Dr. Balwant Raj Khajuria, Deepak Kumar, Bodh Raj, Girdhari Lal  Jaswant Singh Ajab Singh and Satish Pandita  were placed on the stage bedecked with flowers and garlands.Paying floral homage to the martyrs Brgd.Sucheet Singh  Convenor of the Samiti described their sacrifices as supreme service to the nation. He said that the conscious nations never forget the sacrifices of their people and try to fulfill the cause for which those people laid down their lives.   He said the 2008 agitation brought all the nationalist people of Jammu & Kashmir under one umbrella to agitate against the repeated discrimination with Jammu in all matters and at all levels.  It was the out burst and anger of Jammuites  & Kashmiri Pandits against the successive governments which had taken them  for granted

Dr.Jitendra Singh a member of Samiti, said it was a historic agitation which sent a clear message that the nationalist people of Jammu & Kashmir will not tolerate any discrimination and that they can achieve what they deserve. He said the people of Jammu have been consistently agitating since 1947 on different issues which were directly related to the national cause and full integration of the state with the rest of the country. "Be it Praja Parishad, Jana Sangh or Sangarsh Samiti, we have always stood with the nationalist people in the state and even sacrificed our youth while fighting against discriminatory policies and against anti-national elements.   

Speaking on the occasion Chairman of Shri Amarnath Shaheed Memorial Trust & former Convenor of Sangarsh Samiti  Leela Karn Sharma criticized the state government for  not keeping its promise of compensating traders, transporters, industrialists, farmers and others, who suffered losses during the agitation to the tune of 15,000 crores alleging this was so because of its anti national approach.  

He  said that lacs of people including our security personals have laid down their lives for the Nation since 1931 and the nation owes a lot to these martyrs and will never let down their sacrifices. He said the cancellation of Shri Amarnath Land and speech made by Omar Abdullha in Parliament  in  2008  showed the mentality of rulers in Jammu & Kashmir, He said to remember the martyrdom of the grat martyrs of Bharat Mata in J&K, Sangarsh Samiti has created  Shri Amarnath Sheed memorial trust which  will construct a memorial in the name of these martyrs at Jammu. Prominent among others who attended the Swabiman Diwas were Mahant Rameshware  Dass ji Maharaj,  Prof.Hari Om,  Dr. Gautam Mengi, Ashwani Chirango,  BJP Legislature Party leader Jugal Kishore Sharma, BJP state president Shamsheer Singh Manhas, Dr.Nirmal Singh President Brahmin Sabha Ved Prakesh Saharma  Prof.Narinder Singh, Advocate Chander Mohan Sharma, Chander Prakesh Ganga, Annan Sharma, Pritam Sharma Shakti Dutt Sharma and Mohinder Pal Singh Pandu,

                                         

                                      Ravinder Raina

                                          Secretary

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श्री अमरनाथ भूमि आंदोलन के शहीदों को दी श्रद्धाञ्जलि

जम्मू। श्री अमरनाथ यात्रा संघर्ष समिति ने श्री अमरनाथ भूमि आंदोलन के शहीदों की याद में आज जम्मू के गीता भवन में एक स्वाभिमान दिवस का आयोजन कर शहीदों को श्रद्धांजलि दी। इस अवसर पर समिति के पदाधिकारियों व समाज के प्रबुद्ध नागरिकों द्वारा इस आंदोलन में शहीद हुये मंजीत कुमार, रमेश कुमार, कुलदीप वर्मा, सन्नी पाधा, संजीव सिंह सम्बयाल, डॉ. बलवंत खजूरिया, दीपक कुमार, बौद्ध राज, यशवंत सिंह, हरनाम सिंह तथा सतीश पंडिता के परिजनों को शाल भेंट कर सम्मानित भी किया गया।

समिति के संयोजक सुचेत सिंह ने उपस्थित लोगों को सम्बोधित करते हुये कहा कि श्री अमरनाथ भूमि आंदोलन एक ऐतिहासिक आंदोलन था जिसमें जम्मू संभाग की राष्ट्रवादी जनता के साथ-साथ पूरा देश शामिल हुआ। समाज के हर वर्ग के लोगों ने इस आंदोलन में जो योगदान दिया, उसे याद कर आज भी सिर स्वाभिमान से उठ जाता है। 

उन्होंने बताया कि श्री अमरनाथ भूमि आंदोलन के शहीदों की याद में समिति ने शहीद मेमोरियल ट्रस्ट का गठन किया है जो आने वाले समय जम्मू में एक शहीदी स्मारक का निर्माण करेगा।

विदित हो कि वर्ष 2008 में श्री अमरनाथ श्राईन बोर्ड को श्रद्धालुओं की सुविधा के लिए अलाट की गई भूमि को सरकार द्वारा रद्द कर दिया गया था। इसके विरोध में जम्मू संभाग में एक बहुत बड़ा आंदोलन चला था और उसका असर पूरे देश में भी देखने को मिला था। महिला, पुरूष, बच्चे व बुजुर्ग हर वर्ग के लोग इस आंदोलन में शामिल हो गये थे और लाखों की संख्या में लोगों ने अपनी गिरफ्तारियां देकर सरकार को भूमि वापिस देने पर मजबूर कर दिया था।

Tribute to be paid to martyrs of Amarnath agitation.

Jammu (23/08/2011) : Shri Amarnath Shaheed Memorial Trust and Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti  will pay a tribute to  to the martyrs of Amarnath land row agitation  at Geet Bhawan, Prade on 31st of August this year.  This day will be celebrated as 'Swabhiman Divas". 

On this day nationalist people of Jammu & Kashmir successively restored the land allotment  for Shri Amarnath Shrine Board which was earlier cancelled  by the state Govt. under the pressure of separatists, after that a massive agitation out broke in Jammu, Ladhak & other parts of India.It was a historic agitation which sent a clear message that the people of Jammu will not tolerate any discrimination and that they can achieve what they deserve.  In this agitation 14 sons of the soil laid their lives. Twelve got martyrdom during the agitation while two seriously injured died after the victory of Amarnath land agitation. 

The great martyrs  those laid down their lives during that agitation were  Manjit Kumar, Ramesh Kumar, Kuldeep Verma, Sunil Singh, Jugal Kishore, Sanjeev Singh Samyal, Sunny Padha, Narinder Sharma, Dr. Balwant Khajuria, Deepak Kumar, Bodh Raj, Girdhari Lal. Two youth namely and Satish Pandita & Raghu Nandan those were injured during the agitation died after the victory of that agitation.All the nationalist organisations  and the families of the martyrs are invited in this 'Swabhiman Divas"  To remember the martyrdom of the martyrs Sangarsh Samiti has created a Sheed memorial trust which  will construct a memorial in the name of these martyrs at Jammu.