SRINAGAR: Awami Action Committee expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of the well-known trade union leader Sampat Prakash.
In a statement, the AAC on behalf of its incarcerated Chairman Mirwaiz Dr. Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq paid rich tribute to the selfless service of late Sampat Prakash to the whole Kashmiri society especially the working class.
“Sampath Prakash Ji was a strong link between the Kashmiri Muslims and the Pandit community. A man of character and principles, he believed in justice and had the courage to call a spade a spade standing up to the powers of his time. Late sampat ji was a strong votary of peaceful resolution of Kashmir conflict through dialogue, and the deceased continued to raise his voice against all forms of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir till his last breath,” the statement said.
The AAC said Sampat Prakash was a great son of the soil and a distinguished and farsighted voice of the Kashmiri Pandit community, who did valuable work and contributed in the field of political, social, language and human rights fronts.
In the statement, the leadership, especially its Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under detention, termed the demise as a great loss to Kashmir and expressed condolences and sympathies with the bereaved family specially his sons Lenin Krandu and Ravinder Krandu. A delegation on behalf of Mirwaiz attended the last rites of the deceased and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family members.

KR Desk