Srinagar: Several delegations, including an MLA, BJP leaders, representatives of social, cultural and religious organisations, and members of the legal fraternity, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday and discussed public welfare, developmental and community-related issues.
MLA Uri Dr Sajjad Shafi met the Lieutenant Governor and raised issues concerning the welfare of the Scheduled Tribe community and other developmental matters in his constituency.
Senior BJP leader and Prabhari SC Morcha Chandigarh Surinder Bhagat briefed the Lieutenant Governor about the upcoming ‘Balidan Diwas’ programme to be organised by the Shaheed Bhagat Amar Nath and Jagan Nath Charitable Trust. He was accompanied by Sanjeev Manmotra, Convener, North Zone, Bharat Tibet Sahyog Manch.
A delegation led by BJP District President Kulgam Farooq Ahmad Rather discussed various public issues, including the upgradation of Ashmuji Hospital, installation of solar street lights and development of a bus stand in the district.
Shri Sriram Charana Aravinda Dasa, Director (Projects), International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also met the Lieutenant Governor.
Chairman of the J&K Artists Association Gulzar Ahmad Bhat called on the Lieutenant Governor and briefed him about the forthcoming fifth edition of “New Kashmir, New Hope – Jashn-e-Jammu Kashmir”, a cultural festival.
Ramesh Hangloo, Convener of the J&K Dashar Kumbh Committee, accompanied by the committee’s president Bharat Raina and other members, discussed issues related to the organisation of the Dashar Kumbh at Shadipora.
A delegation of the Bar Association Magam, led by its president Adv Sheikh Ishfaq Rasool, also called on the Lieutenant Governor.
