DARAKHSHAN CELEBRATES LOHRI WITH ORPHAN CHILDREN

JAMMU,13th of Jan 2011

ST NEWS SERVICE JAMMU : “The Sun is a symbol of plenty; it gives us all we need. Fire sanctifies our endeavor for a good life on the one hand and destroys evil spirits on the other. Let the sun of peace burn all hatred and violence from our State and destroy all hindrances for a prosperous life in the troubled State, this day,” was the wish expressed by Socialistic Democratic Party President Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today while celebrating Lohri at the Bal Niketan at Ved Mandir in Karan Nagar, Jammu with the children living there.Dr Darakhshan accompanied by her Party Vice-President Abay Singh Wazir, General Secretary Ajay Kumar, Youth SDP State President Gursagar Singh, Party leaders Kamal Chand, Munish Kumar, Ajay Raina and Aarif Qazi lit a bonfire in the Bal Neketan Campus. The offerings of Til (gingerly), Mongphali (peanuts) and Chirwa (beaten rice) were made to the burning embers. The peanuts and other eatables were distributed among the Niketan inmates by Dr Darakhshan Andrabi. Dr Andrabi surprised all by reciting the traditional Lohri song with the children which created a lot of enthusiasm on the occasion.It was a real moment of joy and gaiety for the children living there. The warden of the Niketan said that it was the first such experience for the orphan children to enjoy the festivity of Lohri.Dr Darakhshan Andrabi while in her brief speech at the end of the function said that Lohri signifies a new beginning where we reap the crop of our toil and start planning for a new prosperous future, we in the state of Jammu and Kashmir need to re-devise our policies for ascertaining a violence free and peaceful life dedicated to the development of the State and the country as a whole. She appealed to the politicians of the State to shun the myopic attitudes and give the State a vision where our youth become the pride of the nation. She said that when the world is advanced in all sphere of life on a fast pace, we in the State of Jammu amd Kashmir are divided and engaged in very parochial issues which only fetch us misfortune. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that Lohri is the moment of inspiration for all those who have big dreams in their eyes and it is the time when we should burn all negativities from our system and begin the struggle for establishing all positivities in our life. In reply to a question by media person about the split in the Hurriet, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that Hurriyet was never a single entity. It is a union of self interests of all constituents.They have no clear cut stand on the issues concerning the State of J and K. She said that same is the fate of our main stream politicians. They go along without any defined ideology and adhere to exploitation of the ignorant masses on sentimental issues which have nothing to do with the welfare of the State.