Srinagar: Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to renowned Islamic scholar and Jammu and Kashmir’s renowned political personality Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari sahib on his 7th death anniversary .
In a statement Lone in his tribute remembered Late Moulvi sahib as a noted religious scholar and political leader who had dedicated his life for the upliftment of the downtrodden sections of the society and instilling in them enough confidence to fight and struggle for their genuine rights. Lone said that Molvi sahib’s contribution in the welfare and prosperity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir will be fondly remembered for times to come.
“He was a man with genuine spirit of patriotism. Molvi sahib had a long relationship with my father and was in fact the founding member and first Vice President of the J&K Peoples Conference. He personally was very compassionate and was always there for me. I will always fondly recall long sessions with him and how he would guide me as fatherly figure. I will always remember him as a person who played an important role in my upbringing as a political leader and in facilitating me to evolve into a better human being,” Lone said in his tributary note.
Meanwhile other PC leaders including Abdul Gani Vakil, Imran Reza Ansari, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Fayaz Ahmed Mir, Nazir Ahmed Laway, Mansoor Soharvardi, Adv Bashir Ahmed Dar, Abid Hussain Ansari, Yasir Reshi, Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Mohammad Abbas Wani, Murtaza Khan, Mohammad Ashraf Mir, Raja Aijaz Ali, Irfan Panditpori, Safina Baig, Sheikh Mohammad Imran, Adnan Ashraf Mir also paid tributes to Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari sahib and paid for peace to the departed soul..