UDHAMPUR, March 15 -- The death anniversary of veteran leader, four-time former legislator and founding member of Praja Parishad, Lala Shiv Charan Gupta, was commemorated today with deep reverence and respect. A solemn commemoration ceremony was organised in which thousands of people from different walks of life gathered to pay floral tributes and remember his immense contributions to public life and the cause of national integration in Jammu & Kashmir.

Speakers on the occasion described Lala Shiv Charan Gupta as a fearless nationalist leader who played a significant role in the historic Praja Parishad movement, which fought for the full constitutional integration of Jammu & Kashmir with the rest of India. They noted that during those turb...