Dr Farooq, CM Omar lead party functionaries in offering Fatiha, tributes to Sheikh Nazir on his death anniversary

Srinagar, Feb 24: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah and Vice President and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday led party leaders and workers in offering floral tributes to party’s stalwart and former General Secretary, Sheikh Nazir Ahmad on his 11th death anniversary.

They led party functionaries, legislators, Members of Parliament, and office bearers in paying homage at the late leader’s resting place in the shrine complex of Hazrat Malik Sahib Shrine (RA), Soura, as per a party press release.

Among those present were Party General Secretary Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar; Additional General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan; Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani; Chief Spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq; Provincial President Showkat Ahmad Mir; MLAs Salman Ali Sagar, Ali Muhammad Dar, Ahsan Pardesi; Political Advisor to the Vice President Mudassar Shahmiri; State Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar; District President Srinagar Pir Afaq Ahmad; District President Baramulla Advocate Shahid Ali; District President Ganderbal Sheikh Giyas Ud Din; YNC Provincial President Mir Mushtaq; Block Presidents; members of the Youth National Conference (YNC), Media Cell representatives and other party functionaries. In Jammu, Party Additional General Secretary Ajay Sadhotra and Provincial President Jammu Ratan Lal Gupta led the party’s Jammu unit in offering floral tributes to Sheikh Nazir Ahmad at a well-attended commemorative gathering held at SK Bhawan, Jammu.

Similar commemorative functions were held across J&K and Ladakh at all district headquarters, where rich tributes were paid to Sheikh Nazir Ahmad’s life, legacy and enduring contributions to the party.