Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Vohra, Omar, Saroori greets people on Raksha Bandhan.

Srinagar:- Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, greeted the people on Raksha Bandhan being celebrated tommorow, when the annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine will culminate. Mr Vohra, who is also chairman of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, hoped that this auspicious occasion would usher a new era of sustained peace, amity, harmony, progress and prosperity in the state. In his message of felicitations, the Governor said Raksha Bandhan is a unique feature of India's cultural ethos, symbolising the special bonds between brothers and sisters. He said this festival has a special significance for Jammu and Kashmir as the annual Shri Amarnath Yatra concludes on this day and devotees pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine on Shravan Purnima. The Governor prayed for the well-being of the people of the state.

Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has felicitated people on Raksha Bandhan wishing them happiness and welfare.

In a greetings message issued here today, the Chief Minister said that Jammu and Kashmir has great tradition of observing festivals and holy days in unity and togetherness. He called for further strengthening this trait and said that amity and brotherhood adds colours to the celebration of festivals. He prayed for the peace and development of the State and the country.

Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori greeted the people on the Raksha Bandhan and gave a call for renewed efforts to ensure the dignity of women to promote peace and harmony in society.

"This festival is uniquely symbolic of the bonds of love, affection and mutual trust which have existed for centuries between sisters and brothers of every community in our country," Saroori said in his message.

He hoped that their united endeavors would bring prosperity and progress to all sections of people

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