JAMMU, Jan 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said the separatists and divisive forces shouldn’t be allowed to become powerful and sought citizens’ support to this effect.
Addressing an event after felicitating the recipients of `Maharaja Hari Singh Peace & Harmony Awards’, organized by the local news channel here, Sinha said the awardees should also work to ensure that separatist and divisive forces don’t become powerful.
He referred to India’s strong economic growth during last 10-11 years.
“India’s contribution to world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 33 percent in the 11th century which came down to 25 percent in the 15th century. After Mughal and Britishers period, India’s contribution to global GDP was reduced to just 4 percent in 1950,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
But the times have changed again and as per International Monetary Fund (IMF) study in 2023, India is now contributing 15 percent to the world’s GDP, he said.
Sinha said we will definitely achieve the ‘Viksit Bharat’ target of 2047 but the Government alone can’t do this. The people too will have to contribute, he added.
Earlier, the Lieutenant Governor paid tribute to Pandit Prem Nath Dogra, Pandit Girdhari Lal Dogra and Devender Singh Rana, who were honoured with the award posthumously for their leadership qualities and tenacity and dedicating the life for the welfare of people.
Sinha paid homage to Maharaja Hari Singh and spoke on the revolutionary reforms introduced by him that had made a profound impact on the society and the development of J&K.
“Maharaja Hari Singh was a key architect of modern Jammu Kashmir. He also played a major role in shaping its destiny during a critical period in history and ensured the dream of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ becomes a reality,” he said.
