Paying tributes to Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee on the occasion of his 102nd birth anniversary at the state party office on Saturday, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu said that Dr. Mukherjee was a martyr for the sake of the unity and integrity of the country.
"His martyrdom resulted in the abolition of "Do Pradhan - Do Nishan", and also brought the state of J&K under the purview of the Supreme Court, Election Commission and C&AG. The real tribute to Dr. Mukherjee will be only when Art. 370 is abrogated in Kashmir, and cadres are called upon to create awareness among the people over this," Naidu said.
BJP state president G Kishan Reddy asked the party cadre to follow the teachings and preachings of Dr. Mukherjee, and called upon them to keep in mind the path, "nation first, party next and self last", shown by Dr. Mukherjee in their endeavours.
Senior leaders, including Bandaru Dattatreya, N Indrasena Redy, Ch. Vidyasagar Rao, P Muralidhar Rao and Dr. Nagam Janardhan Reddy, were among those who were present in the program. (INN)