AAC pays rich tributes to Molvi Mushtaq on his 20th martyrdom anniversary
Srinagar: The Awami Action Committee (AAC) has paid rich tributes to its leader and socio-political activist Shaheed-e-Masjid Molvi Mushtaq Ahmed on his 20th martyrdom anniversary.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the AAC in a statement issued in Srinagar termed his contribution to the organisation and his social and humanitarian services as invaluable and unforgettable.
The AAC organised a Quran Khawani and prayer meeting for Molvi Mushtaq at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar.
It said the late Mushtaq Sahab was an extremely kind and compassionate soul who helped the poor and needy throughout his life. It added that he was a very sincere, selfless and compassionate leader who served the people of Kashmir in view of his family traditions. He believed in and strived for the party’s basic ideology of peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, it maintained.
The AAC said in October 1965, he along with Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq was arrested and spent more than two years in jail.
Also, under the present head of the organisation Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Molvi Mushtaq worked side by side to strengthen the AAC and take forward its programmes along with the top leadership of the organisation as well as general workers, the statement said.
Special prayers were offered for the elevation of the ranks of Shaheed-e-Masjid, Shaheed-e-Millat and all other martyrs and the late leaders and workers of the organisation, the AAC said.
