Early Times Report
Jammu, July 13: Comrade Dhanwantri Manch today held a meeting in which they paid rich tributes to Comrade Dhanwantri on its 63th death anniversary here at Paoura Talab. Speaking on the occasion, Manch Convener, Hari Chand Jalmeria said that Comrade Dhanwantri was the ideologue and activist of the Revolutionary Group led by Bhagat Singh and Chander Shekhar Azad who had the vision and programme to liberate India from British Imperialist slavery and make India a Socialist State. Dhanwantri accompanied Bhagat Singh, when Sounders - the British Police officer responsible for killing of Lala Lajpat Rai, was killed at Lahore in 1928. He was sent jailed for ten years in Kala Pani(Port Blair). After his return in early forties, Dhanwantri came to Jammu and founded and guided movements of farmers, youth, students, writers.
He also guided the National Conference in making its Naya Kashmir Programme. He was the guide for big landed estates abolition and other revolutionary pro-people measures. He was the fountain head of guidance for political activists in the state during the crucial period after 1947. But unfortunately, Com. Dhanwantri died on 13th July 1953 just at the age of 51 years.
Jalmeria expressed grave concern over the recent developments in the valley resulting into loss of lives. Meanwhile, he appealed the people of the valley and rest of state to maintain peace and do not fall pray to the evil designs of secessionist and fundamentalist forces.
Er Samarjit Singh, Ramankant Singh, Inderjit Khajuria, Udey Chand, Dewan Singh, Kuldip Singh, Padam Singh, Raj Singh and Bansi Lal Sharma were also present during meeting. |
