Altaf Hamid Rao.
Rich Tributes Paid to the martyrs of Chicago who laid down supreme sacrifices of 134 years ago in 1886
MIRPUR (AJK) : In Azad Jammu & Kashmir, the World Labour Day was observed on Friday extremely with simplicity due to the ongoing restrictions on gatherings following the measures to combat ongoing pandemic of coronavirus.
The observance of the international labor day in a simple manner was aimed at to pay rich tributes to those workers and laborers who laid down their lives for the achievement of their rights this day 134 years ago in Chicago city of the United States of America.
The laborers across the world observe May 1st to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of the laborers who laid down their lives this day in 1886 while struggling for the achievement of the rights of their colleagues in Chicago – besides to pay tributes to them.
No any special May Day rally or ceremony could be held in any district of AJK including in Mirpur, capital ciyty of Muzaffarabad, Neelam valley, Kotli, Bagh, Rawalakot, Sudhanoti, Hattiyan, Havaili and Bhimbher districts to observe the day due to the prohibitory orders in form of the ongoing Lock-down to avert spread of Corona virus in the state.
Various organizations of workers and laborers of different private and public sector institutions individually observed the day staying their homes to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of lives of the laborers in Chicago this day 134 years ago.
In Mirpur a simple brief ceremony in form of Iftar party with specific arrangements following the set SOP maintaining the social distance among few of the participants, leaders of various labourers, workers forums, was hosted by Jammu and Kashmir Peoples National Party PNP’s Chairman Zulfiqar Ahmed Raja Advocate here Friday to observe the day for paying rich tributes to the martyrs of Chicago, Raja told this Correspondent Friday.
Expressing their views on this occasion various leaders of labor and workers organizations including the PNP Jammu Kashmir Chief Zulfiqar Raja Advocate vowed to continue the mission of the martyrs of Chicago to secure and safeguard due rights, dignity and honour of laborers. Speakers highlighted the importance of this historic universal day – besides paying rich tributes to the martyrs of Chicago.
The JK PNP chief reiterated his party’s firm resolve to continue all out sincere endeavors to ameliorate the life of the common man besides the neglected class including the poor and down trodden and laborers (working class).
Paying rich tributes to the martyrs of Jammu and Kashmir, speakers reiterated their firm resolve to continue the mission of the valiant sons of the soil who laid down the supreme sacrifices of their lives to bring the struggle for freedom of Jammu & Kashmir with full vigor till it reach to its logical end.
Speakers said that best way to pay glorious tributes to the martyrs of Chicago was to follow their foot steps for procuring and safeguarding the due rights of the working class – most particularly the laborers – who, they underlined, were the main sufferers of the pandemic in various parts of the world including Pakistan and AJK.
They added that the supreme sacrifices of the lives by the martyrs of Chicago will be all remembered – since these were always proved as the beacon light for the laborers across the world to secure their due rights, he added.