Gonda: The Gonda City Congress Committee organised tribute programmes at two locations to mark the birth anniversary of former President of India and Bharat Ratna awardee Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
The programmes were held under the leadership of city president and councillor Shahid Ali Qureshi at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Chowk in Maharajganj and at the Congress Bhawan in Gonda. Party members paid floral tributes to the former President’s portrait and participated in discussions on his life, contributions to the country’s missile development programme and his message encouraging young people to dream big.
During the discussion, Qureshi recalled Dr Kalam’s famous message that dreams are not what people see while sleeping, but those that keep them awake. He called for the comprehensive beautification of Kalam Chowk in Maharajganj to develop it into a source of inspiration for young people.
He urged the municipal authorities to install a statue and commemorative plaque at the crossing and undertake lighting and plantation work without delay.
Among those present were Dr Abdul Mujeeb, Sukai Bharti, Anees Nana, Mohammad Jalil Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaukat Ali, Ram Bujharat Verma, Ubaidur Rahman, Zakir Ali, Dr Arshad, Janki Devi, Mohammad Kalam and Lallan, along with several party workers and office-bearers.
