Kashmir holds special place in our hearts: George Kurian

BJP celebrates 45th Foundation Day

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) J&K celebrated its 45th Foundation Day with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour at its Headquarters Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar and party office Jammu and other places respectively.
At Srinagar the occasion marked the presence of party leaders, senior functionaries, Karyakartas, and supporters from various parts of the Valley.
Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and Minority Affairs, George Kurian was the chief guest on the occasion who addressed the gathering and praised the dedication and resilience of BJP workers in Kashmir. He emphasized the BJP’s unwavering commitment to national integration, development, and inclusive growth, particularly in Jammu & Kashmir.
Kurian said, “The Bharatiya Janata Party has always worked for ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Prayas’. Our foundation is rooted in the spirit of nationalism and service. Kashmir holds a special place in our hearts, and we will continue to work for its peace and prosperity.”
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Senior BJP leaders from Kashmir, Waqf Board Chairperson, Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi including district office bearers and prominent workers, participated in the event.
The programme included the hoisting of the party flag, singing of patriotic songs, and the reading of the BJP Foundation Day message from party national president, Jagat Prakash Nadda.
The celebration also featured a solemn tribute to the martyred BJP leaders and workers who sacrificed their lives for the cause of the nation. A moment of silence was observed in their honour, reaffirming the party’s resolve to carry forward their mission with strength and sincerity.
In addition to the main event at Jawahar Nagar, BJP Foundation Day was simultaneously celebrated in all 10 districts of Kashmir Valley, organized under the leadership of the respective BJP district presidents. These district-level programmes witnessed enthusiastic participation from local party cadres, with a common message of unity, service, and strengthening grassroots democracy.
A special celebration was also held at Church Lane Srinagar, where BJP leaders and workers came together to mark the party’s founding principles and renew their pledge toward nation-building.
The day concluded with a collective oath by BJP workers to uphold the party’s ideology and contribute tirelessly toward a peaceful, developed, and inclusive Jammu and Kashmir.
Function in connection with celebration of Foundation Day were held at Jammu which were attended by J&K BJP President, Sat Sharma, Leader of Opposition and party general secretary, Sunil Sharma, general secretary (org) Ashok Koul, MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, former Dy CM, Kavinder Gupta and other senior leaders of party to celebrate its foundation Day.
Ashok Khajuria, Anuradha Charak, Rajinder Sharma, Veenu Khanna, Ayodhya Gupta, district president, Naresh Singh Jasrotia, Tilak Raj Gupta, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Suraj Singh, Baldev Singh Billawaria, Chander Mohan Sharma, Vinay Gupta, HS Pammi, Sunil Prajapati, Puneet Mahajan, Rekha Mahajan and others were also present during the flag hoisting at party Headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, here.
Similarly, senior party leaders hoisted party flags at all the organizational district headquarters, BJP offices, and at the rooftops of the houses of the BJP activists around Jammu & Kashmir.
Tarun Chugh, BJP national general secretary and Prabhari J&K BJP accompanied by MLAs Rajeev Jasrotia, & Vijay Sharma, Raghunandan Singh Bablu, district president Updesh Andotra, Gopal Mahajan, Prem Nath Dogra, Kuldeep Raj and other leaders hoisted the party flag at BJP office, Kathua.
Sat Sharma, accompanied by MLA Arvind Gupta, Rajeev Charak, district presidents Rajesh Gupta, & Rajeev Pandita, Ayodhya Gupta, Veenu Khanna, Anju Dogra, Prabhat Singh Jamwal, Dr. Pardeep Mahotra, Narayan Singh, Munish Khajuria, Sanjita Dogra, Arun Prabhat, Prem Gupta, Sunil Prajapati, Sanjay Baru, Jaideep Sambyal,
J&K BJP general secretary (organization) Ashok Koul accompanied by district president, Rashpaul Verma, Narayan Singh, Munish Khajuria and other senior leaders hoisted the party flag at BJP office, Samba.

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