JAMMU, May 21: Freedom Fighter Memorial Association (FFMA) remembered former Prime Minister Late Sh. Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary, recalling his great contributions and highlighted his selfless services and achievements in Nation building.
Paying rich tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 33rd martyrdom day in an impressive function held today at office of FFMA, New Rehari Jammu.
Addressing the gathering Chairman of Association Rajiv Mahajan recalled the services of Rajiv Gandhi as the youngest Prime Minister who gave the vision to the youth of the Country of the challenges of the 21st Century and brought IT and Telecom revolution, lowered the voting age to 18 years to empower the youths.
Mahajan said Late Gandhi was the architect of Panchayat Raj system in the country and giving constitutional status and powers through 73rd and 74th amendments thus ensuring 33 percent reservations to the women and proportional representation to the SCs and STs in all three tiers of the Panchayat Raj system. He transferred the powers to the people at the grass root level.
Speaking on the occasion President of FFMA Prof. S.S. Balwal termed the departed leader as architect of Modern India. He said under the able leadership of Rajiv Gandhi, Nation touched the heights in respect of development, education, self-reliance and defence, taking country in the first rank of the Nations in service to the people. The departed leader was a man of patience and development who increased sustenance for science, technology and associated industries and reduced the import quota, taxes and tariffs on technology founded industries particularly airlines, computer, telecommunication including defense ensuring that India entered into digital world and compete with other developed countries.
Others were present Ved Gandotra ( Chief Patron of Association), R.C Puri ( Retd. JKAS, Former President of Association and Chairman of Association), Prof. S.S Balwal (President of Association), Thakur Karnail Chand ( Working President of Association), Sardar. (Rimple), (General Secretary of Association), Parbhat Kapahi (Office Secretary of Association), Bhanu Partap and others.