Kulgam: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha visited Kulgam today and while addressing a public meeting paid rich tributes to policeman Nisar Ahmad Wagay, who attained martyrdom in a cowardly terror attack in the district, on Saturday.
Extending his condolences to the bereaved family, the Lt Governor said that the whole UT administration is standing in solidarity with the family and would provide every possible support and assistance to them.
“My visit after last evening's cowardly terror attack is a clear message to the terrorists and their sympathizers that we will root out terrorism from this pious land. The Government is determined to make development a mass movement”, the Lt Governor asserted.
Addressing a huge public gathering at Kund, the Lt Governor noted that the Government will not bow down to the nefarious designs and motives of terrorists. He said all those who are directly or indirectly involved in terrorist acts will not be spared.
The Lt Governor said that this holy land belongs to Saints and Sufi mystics and any kind of violence here is a crime.
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Underscoring that youths are the focal point of the government’s developmental agenda, the Lt Governor appealed everyone to join their hands for the progress and development of the UT.
“While the government is implementing policies and plans that will strengthen the young generation to fulfil their desire for progress, it is society's collective responsibility to identify those who mislead our enterprising youth for their own vested interests.”, he added.
Emphasizing that youth is ready to transform the socio-economic landscape of J&K, the Lt Governor observed that it is only a handful of people who want to disturb the process of peace and progress. “The youth of J&K wants platforms to grow and become successful in life,” he said.