Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah laid foundation stone of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Samba and inaugurated and laid foundation stone of various development schemes in Jammu.
Earlier, on Balidan Diwas of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Shri Amit Shah paid tribute to him in Trikut Nagar. Several dignitaries including Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh were present on the occasion of inauguration and foundation stone laying of CFSL, Samba and various development schemes.
In his address, Shri Amit Shah said that due to the sacrifice, courage and determination of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Jammu and Kashmir is united with India and Article 370 has been abrogated. He said that Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee resigned from the post of Minister of Industry and Supply in 1953 in his protest against the proposal to include Article 370 and Dr, Mukherjee said that Do Vidhan, Do Nishan, Do Pradhan will not work in this country. Shri Shah said that fulfilling the dream of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019. He added that the whole country including Jammu and Kashmir will remain indebted to the contribution of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee and PanditPremNath Dogra, for making Jammu and Kashmir the crown of Mother India.
