PM Narendra Modi attends birth cenetary of J-K leader Girdhari Lal Dogra in Jammu

PM Narendra Modi attended a function in Jammu to commemorate the birth centenary of J-K leader Girdhari Lal Dogra. Nitin Kanotra/HT

Updated on Jul 06, 2017 11:24 pm IST 5 Photos
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PM Narendra Modi attended a function in Jammu to commemorate the birth centenary of J-K leader Girdhari Lal Dogra. Nitin Kanotra/HT

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The function was also attended by Governor NN Vohra, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. Nitin Kanotra/HT

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"Dogra, who presented a record 26 budgets as J-K's finance minister, was described as a "24 carat Congressman" by senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad during the function. Nitin Kanotra/HT

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Making a strong pitch against idealogical "untouchability" in politics, the Prime Minister noted that contradictions are the beauty of democracy. Nitin Kanotra/HT

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"I want to say that we will change the destiny of J&K. Former PM V P Singh used to say 'politics is an art of possibility of managing contradictions'. It is my dream that with the support of everybody, we will try and resolve contradictions," PM said. Nitin Kanotra

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