Srinagar: National Conference President, Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah have greeted people on the occasion of Annual Mela Kheer Bhawani.
Party President Dr Farooq Abdullah while expressing his warm greetings said, “Festival presents a perfect example of the Hindu Muslim brotherhood in Kashmir. It is a perfect example of religious harmony that has been a mainstay of our Kashmiri culture. On this day I greet the people especially the Kashmiri pandit community. It is the perfect example of our vivid and shared cultural ethos.” he said.
Vice President in his message said, “Kashmiri pandits are a part of our pluralistic culture. The distinctive pluralistic culture of Kashmir is incomplete without our Kashmiri pandit brethren. Festive occasions like Mela Kheer Bawani invigorate and further the cause of brotherhood and amity in the valley. I take this opportunity to greet the people on this occasion. I hope that the day acts as the harbinger of peace and prosperity in the state.”
Meanwhile Party’s Members of Parliament, Party functionaries, and district Presidents have also extended warm greetings to the people on Mela Kheer Bhawani praying that the festival acts as a harbinger of happiness and development in Jammu and Kashmir. The functionaries also maintained that the celebration of the Mela has been an epitome of harmony and brotherhood in JK and there is a need to strengthen the bond of togetherness between various sections of the society to further the cause of camaraderie and brotherhood.
